Summary Introduction: Chikungunya (CHIK) is a tropical arbovirus, transmitted by the female mosquito Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In Brazil, there have been cases reported since 2014. The initial manifestations of this virus are sudden onset high fever, headache, chills, rashes, myalgia and inten...
Las poliartritis agudas son cuadros de menos seis semanas de duración, cuyas causas pueden o no ser infecciosas. Entre las primeras, destacan las virales, con gran varie-dad de agentes causales. Entre ellos se distinguen por su frecuencia: virus hepatitis B,virus hepatitis C, parvovirus B19, virus ...
Abstract Since the detection of the Chikungunya virus in America in 2013, two million cases of the disease have been notified worldwide. Severe cases and deaths related to Chikungunya have been reported in India and Reunion Island, estimated at 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants. Joint involvement in the acut...
Abstract The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical pres...
Abstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephali...
ABSTRACT Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya are emerging arboviruses and important causes of acute febrile disease in tropical areas. Although dengue does not represent a new condition, a geographic expansion over time has occurred with the appearance of severe neurological complications. Neglect has allowed t...
Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne arthritogenic alphavirus that has recently been introduced to Brazil. We report the case of a 36-year-old male patient from the City of Rio de Janeiro who developed molecularly-confirmed CHIKV disease and whose clinical picture was remarkable becaus...
Brito, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de;
Sohsten, Ana Karla Arraes von;
Leitão, Clezio Cordeiro de Sá;
Brito, Rita de Cássia Coelho Moraes de;
Valadares, Lilian David De Azevedo;
Fonte, Caroline Araújo Magnata da;
Mesquita, Zelina Barbosa de;
Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio;
Luz, Kleber;
Leão, Helena Maria Carneiro;
Brito, Cecília Moraes de;
Frutuoso, Lívia Carla Vinhal.
Abstract From the arrival of Chikungunya virus in the Americas in 2013 until March 2016, approximately two million cases of the disease have been reported. In Brazil, the virus was identified in 2014 and thousands of people have been affected. The disease has high attack rates, infecting 50% of a populat...
ABSTRACT The epidemics of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have been considered the most important epidemiological occurrences in the Americas. The clinical picture of CHIKV infection is characterized by high fever, exanthema, myalgia, headaches, and arthralgia. Besides the typi...
Fiebre Chikungunya/complicaciones,
Fiebre Chikungunya/epidemiología,
Fiebre Chikungunya/fisiopatología,
Brotes de Enfermedades/estadística & datos numéricos,
Salud Global,
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré/virología,
Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/fisiopatología,
Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/virología,
Infección por el Virus Zika/complicaciones,
Infección por el Virus Zika/epidemiología,
Infección por el Virus Zika/fisiopatología
