Open AccessZIKA VIRUS: A BRIEF REVIEW
Author(s) -
Kanaan Al-Tameemi,
Raiaan Kabakli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i7.37957
Subject(s) - zika virus , pandemic , public health , epidemiology , covid-19 , virology , medicine , global health , environmental health , virus , political science , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This review highlights the Zika virus which is considered a global concern due to its rapid pandemic potential and effect on humans, and according to its pandemic status, the World Health Organization declared on February 2016 it as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” Therefore, we define the epidemiology of Zika virus in addition to its pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques, and treatment.