The purpose of this study is to determine whether any diagnostic patterns exist in the symptom presentation of Zika Virus.
The study has both retrospective and prospective components. The retrospective review includes medical records with laboratory confirmed Zika Virus diagnosis and the prospective component will enroll adults presenting with febrile illness and rash and ask them to complete a survey about their symptoms. Diagnostic testing will be completed to confirm infection source.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
18 question symptom assessment tool including non-identifying demographic information questions.
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Departamento de Medicina
Santo Domingo, Illinois, Dominican Republic
Number of days with specific symptoms
Number of days reported experiencing specific symptoms due to Zika Virus infection and and associated characteristics such as location and intensity
Time frame: 20 minutes
Frequency measures of initial clinical presentations
Frequency of reported symptoms at initial clinical presentation.
Time frame: 20 minutes
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