Zika Virus Is a Nightmare For Pregnant Women

Zika virus becomes a nightmare for pregnant women. The virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito, it can attack the fetus during pregnancy.

Zika virus is transmitted through mosquito bites. In the tropics, Zika brought mosquitoes Aedes aegypti. In Africa, Aedes Africanus, and Aedes aIbopictus in some other areas.

"This is actually not a disease such as dengue fever. Decreased white blood cells but is not accompanied by a decrease in platelets so that bleeding risk is relatively small, "said an expert on tropical diseases Airlangga University.

He said, the virus of the Flavivirus that enter into the blood stream and dealing with the immune system. If successful, to the cells of the target, the virus will go to mediators and trigger inflammation in the body and lead to complaints and symptoms in sufferers.

"But the most feared it was the mother who was pregnant due to the embryo transmit vulnerable at birth," he said.

The mediators issued by target cells in pregnant women will cause reactions including inflammation of blood brain barrier on the fetus during pregnancy.

"Then the virus will intervene on the fetal brain cells, disrupt brain cell growth and development so that the mass of the brain does not grow properly. So the size of the brain of the fetus would be born so small or microcephaly, ".

Zika virus-infected person shows symptoms of which are Red-spotted skin, fever, headache, joint pain, muscle pain, and inflammation of the conjunctiva. In some reported cases occurred nervous disorders and autoimmune complications. These symptoms last for 2-7 days. In good body condition, the disease can recover within 7-12 days.

Researchers in Brazil, revealing the existence of virus Zika is active can be found in the urine and saliva samples.

Paulo Gadelham, head of a Research Institute Health Brazil, said that the ability of the virus to infect other people through two bodily fluids need further study.

He said, this discovery for special precautions taken from pregnant women. Brazil researcher is focusing on the relationship between the infection of pregnant women with the virus and the rare defects detected in infants.

In a press conference in Rio de Janeiro quoted Foxnews Sunday (7/2/2016), Gadelha said that this discovery is not yet deserved additional health.

Zika virus suspected infects pregnant women with the virus and resulted in rare birth defects in the baby.