What findings should alert the nurse to a potential complication in a patient with Zika virus?
A) Fever and muscle aches
B) Headaches and conjunctivitis
C) Muscle weakness and difficulty breathing
D) Rash and arthralgia
C) Muscle weakness and difficulty breathing
Explanation: A) Individuals infected with Zika virus can either be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms including fever, muscle aches, rash, headache, conjunctivitis, and arthralgia that can last up to a week.
B) Individuals infected with Zika virus can either be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms including fever, muscle aches, rash, headache, conjunctivitis, and arthralgia that can last up to a week.
C) Guillain-Barré syndrome, a serious neurological complication of Zika virus, is a type of peripheral neuropathy caused by inflammation and demyelination of nerve fibers leading to impaired nerve conduction, which results in weakness and paralysis. It can affect the muscles involved in breathing and may lead to respiratory failure.
D) Individuals infected with Zika virus can either be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms including fever, muscle aches, rash, headache, conjunctivitis, and arthralgia that can last up to a week.
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