• Brazilian oral research · Jan 2016

    Zika virus infection spread through saliva--a truth or myth?

    • Walter Luiz Siqueira, Eduardo Buozi Moffa, Maria Carolina Martins Mussi, and Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado.
    • Department of Dentistry and Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
    • Braz Oral Res. 2016 Jan 1; 30.

    AbstractIn this Point-of-view article we highlighted some features related to saliva and virus infection, in special for zika virus. In addition, we pointed out the potential oral problems caused by a microcephaly originated by a zika virus infection. In the end the, we demonstrated the importance of a more comprehensive exploration of saliva and their components as a fluid for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches on oral and systemic diseases.

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