Autor(es): Scully C, Samaranayake L P

Resumo: Most viral infections encountered in resource-rich countries are relatively trivial - transient with perhaps fever, malaise, myalgia, rash (exanthema) - sometimes mucosal manifestations (enanthema), including oral in some. However, the apparent benignity may be illusory as some viral infections have unexpected consequences - such as the oncogenicity of some herpesviruses - human papillomaviruses. Infections are transmitted from various human or animal vectors, especially by close proximity, - the increasing movements of peoples across the globe, mean that infections hitherto confined largely to the tropics now appear worldwide. Global warming also increases the range of movement of vectors such as mosquitoes. Thus recent decades have seen a most dramatic change with the emergence globally also of new viral infections - notably human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) - - the appearance of some other dangerous - sometimes lethal infections formerly seen mainly in, - reported from, resource-poor areas especially in parts of Asia, Latin America - Africa. This study offers a brief update of the most salient new aspects of the important viral infections, especially those with known orofacial manifestations or other implications for oral health care.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya; Ebola; HIV; HPV; Dengue; Herpes; Infections; Mouth; Oral; Virus

Imprenta: Oral Diseases, v. 22, n. 3, p. 171-179, 2016

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/odi.12356

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue

Data de publicação: 2016

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