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Zika virus disease

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Disease definition

Zika virus disease is an emerging Aedes mosquito-born virus disease characterized by a clinical course that may be asymptomatic or mild with fever, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, headache, exanthema, but may also be associated with severe neurological (meningitis, meningoencephalitis and myelitis) and auto-immune (Guillain-Barre syndrome) complications, as well as a potential increase of birth defects (microcephaly) if the infection occurs during pregnancy.

ORPHA:448237

Classification level: Disorder

Synonym(s):
  • Zika virus infection

Prevalence: Unknown

Inheritance: Not applicable

Age of onset: All ages

ICD-10: A92.5

ICD-11: 1D48

UMLS: C0276289

MeSH: D000071243

GARD: 12894

MedDRA: 10078205

A summary on this disease is available in Français (2016) Español (2016) Italiano (2016) Nederlands (2016)
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Français (2016) - Minist Santé et Prévention

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