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Chikungunya virus: clinical aspects and treatment - A Review
Chikungunya is a severe and debilitating disease. Currently, Brazil is experiencing an epidemic caused by three arboviruses, which has changed the way health professionals have diagnosed and treated infected patients. The difficulty of diagnosis and the lack of a protocol for patient treatment, whic...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28767976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170044 |
| Sumario: | Chikungunya is a severe and debilitating disease. Currently, Brazil is experiencing an epidemic caused by three arboviruses, which has changed the way health professionals have diagnosed and treated infected patients. The difficulty of diagnosis and the lack of a protocol for patient treatment, which fits Brazilian health system models, have made it difficult to manage this disease. It is necessary to implement a multidisciplinary network of patient care, in which primary care units play the main role. This review aims to present current information regarding the clinical aspects and treatment of Chikungunya virus infection. |
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