A serious fever can protect you from a deadly infection!

A study showed that patients with dengue fever before the Zica virus outbreak in 2015 could be protected against a deadly infection.

During the study of the spread of the Zica virus in Brazil, scientists from the Faculty of Public Health of Yale University studied 1,400 patients in the city of Pau da Lima. But they never expected to discover the protective effects of dengue fever.

It was found that a small proportion of uninfected people had already suffered from some strain of dengue fever.

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The new study suggests that, despite the severity of the fever in the lives of patients, those who survived the disease might have an advantage in protecting them from the Zika virus.

The symptoms of Zica virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, may go unnoticed for a week or more. Even when they become noticeable, the symptoms are mild: rash, fever, headache, joint pain, redness of the eyes and muscle aches.

The virus can be transmitted to individuals during sexual intercourse and a pregnant woman can transmit it to her fetus, which results in babies having smaller head and brain defects.

Zika has also been associated with a rare nervous system disorder called GBS, which causes severe muscle weakness and severe muscle weakness, and must be treated by blood or plasma transfer as well as physiotherapy.

The researchers hope their results will provide a great opportunity for vaccine testing, but "high overall immunity rates will be a barrier to future ZICA infection."

Source: Daily Mail