Abstract
The Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus belonging to the Flaviviridae family that is related to other viruses in the family, such as yellow fever virus and the dengue virus (DENV). Initially reported in the scientific literature a virus related to a disease of mild symptoms and self-limitation, recent cases of ZIKV infection were correlated with microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Thi…