Hyperlipidemia and Zika Virus Infection - Abstract
The Zika virus infection is the present important public health
problem. Several reports show the atypical clinical problems
due to this emerging new arbovirus infection. Regarding the
interrelationship between Zika virus infection and metabolic
disorder, there are very few reports. Some reports show the
interrelationship between Zika virus infection and diabetes
mellitus, the hyperglycemic state. In a recent report, Fong et al.
noted that both diabetes and Zika virus in mothers are harmful to
the feus in utero [1]. Wiwanitkit and Wiwanitkit concluded that
Zika virus might “induce glycolysis during its infection which
is a direct pathological problem on glucose metabolism [2].”
Nevertheless, there are limited data on the effect of the Zika virus
on other common metabolic disorders such as hyperlipidemia.