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- Microcephaly - PAHO WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Microcephaly is an uncommon condition whose causes can be genetic or environmental (related to toxicity, radiation or infection) It is defined as a condition at birth in which the newborn's head circumference is less than expected for age and sex Microcephaly can present as an isolated condition or may be associated with other symptoms, such as convulsions, developmental delays or feeding
- Zika: : Symptoms, Prevention and Treatments - PAHO WHO
Zika fever is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV) and transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes infected with ZIKV The disease is mainly characterized by a rash (mainly maculopapular and cephalocaudal distribution), pruritus, non-purulent conjunctivitis, arthralgia, myalgia, periarticular edema, and fever
- Microcefalia - OPS OMS | Organización Panamericana de la Salud - PAHO
La microcefalia es una afección muy poco frecuente, cuyas causas pueden ser genéticas o ambientales (tóxicas, radiaciones o infecciosas) Se define como una condición al nacer en la que la circunferencia craneana o perímetro cefálico es menor que lo esperado para la edad al nacer y el sexo La microcefalia congénita puede presentarse como una condición aislada o asociada a otras
- Timeline - Emergence of the Zika virus in the Americas - PAHO
The update also reported in ophthalmological findings in three children with microcephaly and on emerging evidence of vertical transmission of Zika virus, detected in four cases of congenital malformations
- Zika Resources: Case Definitions - PAHO
Microcephaly: head circumference below -2 standard deviations for gestational age and sex, measured at 24 hours post-partum according to the standardized reference; OR Other congenital malformation of the central nervous system; AND whose mother: traveled to, or resided in, an area where Zika virus vectors were present during her pregnancy; OR
- Zika: the unknown epidemic and PAHO’s swift response
In 2015 and 2016, the word Zika evoked fear in pregnant women living or traveling to tropical areas of the Americas In countries where the mosquito-borne disease spread, babies of some infected mothers were being born with microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads, brain damage and a future of developmental problems
- WHO: Assessment of infants with microcephaly in the context of Zika . . .
This Rapid Advice Guideline updates the Interim Guidance on the “Assessment of infants with microcephaly in the context of Zika virus” published in February 2016 (WHO ZIKV MOC 16 3) The recommendations provides guidance on the screening, clinical assessment, neuroimaging, laboratory investigation and follow-up of children born to women living in areas of Zika virus transmission
- Case control study shows causal relationship between Zika . . . - PAHO
Brasilia Washington, September 15, 2016 (PAHO WHO)—The microcephaly epidemic reported in Brazil in 2015 is the result of congenital Zika virus infection from mother to child, according to a preliminary case-control study by the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group (MERG), published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal The study is titled "Association between Zika Virus infection
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