A person who lives in or has traveled in the previous 14 days to areas with dengue transmission, and presents with acute fever that has typically lasted 2 to 7 days, and two or more of the following clinical manifestations: nausea or vomiting, exanthema, headache or retro-orbital pain, myalgia or arthralgia, petechiae or positive tourniquet test (+), leukopenia, with or without any warning sign or sign of severity. A suspected case is also considered to be any child who resides in or has traveled in the previous 14 days to an area with dengue transmission that presents acute febrile symptoms, usually for 2 to 7 days, without an apparent focus

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It is Zika virus (ZIKV) that most often causes these neurological effects it appears to be the only arbovirus than can cause congenital malformations such as microcephaly. In any case, more scientific tests are needed to establish the causal relationship between the virus and this malformation (7-10). This document is a practical tool designed to help health workers improve clinical diagnosis and provide timely care for patients infected with the dengue, chikungunya, or Zika virus. It is intended mainly for health workers in primary care facilities where laboratory diagnosis of arboviruses is not always available. However, this guide may also be very useful in hospitals that provide second- and third-level care, as it describes the clinical manifestations of each of the three most important arboviral diseases currently found in the Region, the elements for differential diagnosis, and their clinical behavior

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Zika virus can pass from a pregnant woman to her fetus. Zika is linked to microcephaly, a severe birth defect that signals a problem with brain development. If you are pregnant and living in an area with Zika, you should talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider about Zika, even if you don’t feel sick. Use this checklist to make sure you and your doctor or other healthcare provider talk about these important questions

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Testing Guidance and Interpretation of Results for Healthcare providers

Testing Guidance and Interpretation of Results for Healthcare Providers Dengue and Zika Virus