Zika Virus Infection Risk of Spreading in Europe /

• Main Authors: Díaz-Menéndez, Marta (Author), Crespillo-Andújar, Clara (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Immunology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Virology.; Health promotion.; Infectious diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Medical Microbiology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

This book describes the demographic and clinical patterns of Zika infection and evaluates the risk of it spreading to Europe. It reflects the hands-on experience of the author, who as a physician, was faced with the first-ever cases reported in Europe. Providing essential background information on t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Epidemiology
• The Virus
• The Vector
• Routes of Infection
• The Disease
• Laboratory Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Risk of Globalization of the Disease in Europe.