Denmark: in a young man Zika virus detected – Onet.pl

 
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  Denmark: in a young man Zika virus was detected
 
 
 

“In a Danish tourist who traveled South America and Central America, was diagnosed with Zika virus infection “- announced late last night hospital in Aarhus, the second largest Danish city.

On Wednesday, Professor Lars Ostergaard said that a man aged over 20 years had a fever and suffered from headaches and muscles. The patient, however, will soon leave the hospital. According Ostergaard risk of spreading the virus in Denmark is small, because the mosquito species roznoszący Zika virus is not present in the country.

In recent days there have been reports about the confirmation of the presence of the virus in European tourists who stayed in South America; As for the three Britons and 10 Dutch. Representatives of healthcare professionals predict that in Europe most likely will be more and more such cases, given the scale of prevalence of the virus in South America and frequency of trips abroad.

Zika virus should not, however, constitute a danger in colder countries. They are not warm enough to reproduce in them transmitting the virus mosquito Aedes aegypti species.

Zika some infected causes fever and rash. There is no vaccine it can treat only the symptoms. The virus was detected in 1947 in Uganda and it took its name from the forest in the country. Now spread mainly in Latin America. In 80 percent. people infected with asymptomatic, which makes many pregnant women do not know whether they were infected. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in addition Zika also carry dengue and yellow fever.

Pregnant women can pass the virus to fetus, cause birth defects, including microcephaly (microcephaly) and lead to the death of a child.

Zika virus It can be transmitted by blood, but he was also present in semen. According to experts, however, need further evidence to confirm that it is sexually transmitted.

The presence of the virus was found most recently in approx. 20 countries, and the largest outbreaks reported in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama and the Republic of Cape Verde. The most affected country is Brazil, where since October 2015 was detected 3.9 thousand. cases of microcephaly in infants and 49 infant deaths that had birth defects. In five cases confirmed the presence of Zika virus.

Representatives of Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica recently recommended that women not to get pregnant until you can not determine additional information about the virus. The US authorities have warned pregnant women to avoid countries where the virus was discovered Zika.

The World Health Organisation ( WHO) warned on Monday that Zika virus probably spread to all countries of the Americas except Canada and Chile. The WHO recommends that women who wish to succeed in areas where the virus is spread, consult with your doctor before traveling and after returning to the country.

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