Open AccessA review on Zika infection: From strain identification to Guillain-Barré syndrome complication
Author(s) -
Sabbir Ahmed,
Majedul Islam,
Mst. Marium Begum,
Saikat Kumar Poddar,
Amlan Ganguly
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(16)61157-x
Subject(s) - zika virus , microcephaly , guillain barre syndrome , etiology , medicine , virology , viral infection , virus , pediatrics , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology
Zika infection, caused by Zika virus, is one of the life-threatening viral diseases of the 21st\udcentury. Though this virus came into our focus about 50 years ago, our understanding regarding\udthis has not been improved till then. The probable reason lies within its characteristics of\udnot showing any physical or physiological symptoms until the virus is spread to our next\udgeneration, new-born babies, who become mostly victims of microcephaly. The prime focus of\udthis review was to demonstrate two focusing etiological features and complications related to\udZika infection along with their findings. In the first study, the purpose was to isolate the virus\udstrain and to find out the reason for not showing any physiological symptoms. The next study\udwas about how Guillain-Barré syndrome can complicate the Zika infection in vector body. In\udshort, a partial depiction of infection by Zika virus was tried to be focused