Zika vírus : relações com a microcefalia e levantamento de dados no estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

The Zika virus belongs to the family Flaviviridae, transmitted by the vector Aedes Aegypti, causing a mild and autoimmune disease of a few days mostly symptomatic asymptomatic characterized mainly by hyperthermia, exanthematous skin lesions accompanied by pruritus, conjunctivitis, myalgia, arthralgia and Headache. Studies have proven the relationship of the virus with cases of microcephaly that has been affecting several countries in the Americas, but not being sure enough about the function of the virus exactly in the human body, if it is known that it has preference for young cells of the nervous system. The laboratory diagnosis does not yet have a specific test, the course of arboviruses is acute and not specific, making detection difficult. In this study a literature review and a data survey of the state of Mato Grosso was carried out with the objective of correlating the Zika virus with microcephaly and increasing the knowledge about the subject.