RESUMO

In 2015 an unprecedented increase of reports of newborns with microcephaly in Brazil made news headlines around the world. A possible etiological association with prenatal maternal infection by Zika virus (ZIKV) was suggested based on temporal and geographic distribution of ZIKV infection and the subsequent increase in the reports of microcephaly cases. Here we discuss ZIKV as a new human teratogen, with comments on potential treatment options.

Assuntos

Microcefalia/epidemiologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologia , Infecção por Zika virus/complicações , Animais , Brasil/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Microcefalia/virologia , Gravidez , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/virologia , Infecção por Zika virus/epidemiologia , Infecção por Zika virus/terapia