Zika Virus and Pregnancy.
Recent outbreaks of Zika virus and reports linking infection in pregnant women with microcephaly in newborns have caused concern worldwide. Information has been evolving rapidly. Nurses and other clinicians, especially those who work with women of childbearing age, play a pivotal role in disseminating accurate information and identifying potential cases of Zika virus infection.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, LA.. Electronic address: dns1874@louisiana.edu.
Denise
D
Stagg
University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, LA.
Helen M
HM
Hurst
D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D014195:Travel; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
Zika virus; microcephaly; mosquito-borne illness; pregnancy