Zika Virus Symptoms and the Associated Exanthema
Conditions
Keywords
Zika Virus
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether any diagnostic patterns exist in the symptom presentation of Zika Virus.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
18 question symptom assessment tool including non-identifying demographic information questions.
Sponsors
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
Northwestern University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged 18 years and older presenting with febrile illness and rash
Exclusion criteria
* Patients aged 17 years or younger
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of days with specific symptoms | 20 minutes | Number of days reported experiencing specific symptoms due to Zika Virus infection and and associated characteristics such as location and intensity |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency measures of initial clinical presentations | 20 minutes | Frequency of reported symptoms at initial clinical presentation. |
Countries
Dominican Republic
Outcome results
None listed