Arthralgia Conjunctivitis

The Zika virus’ first well-documented report of human infection was in 1964 when Simpson described his own occupationally acquired Zika virus illness when he was 28 years old. The illness began with mild headaches and the next day rash covered his face, neck, trunk, and upper arms and this spread to his palms and soles. Malaise, transient fever and back pain developed. By the second day, evening, of illness he was afebrile, rashes were fading, and he felt better. On the third day he felt well and only have the rash, which was gone after two more days. Zika virus was isolated on the serum collected while he was ill or febrile. Also in 1973, a reported laboratory acquired Zika virus was found on a man and he has an onset of fever, Joint pain, …show more content…
The manifestations like anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain and dizziness were also present, and only oe of the patient had conjunctivitis and no one of them had rash. But the outbreak on Yap islands was characterized with rash, conjunctivitis and arthralgia and other less are headache, myalgia retro orbital pain, vomiting, and edema.
Since the first report of the virus infection on human, there is no evidence that could support whether if Zika virus is fatal or could cause death on the infected person based on the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), but some cases have been reported with more serious complications in patient with pre-existing medical condition. The virus though has been linked to microcephaly, a condition in newborns that marks abnormally small head and brain damage or have not developed properly. It is also associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder in which patient of all ages could be affected. Guillain-Barre syndrome causes the body’s immune system to attacks part of the nervous system, further discussion on both defects will be presented