None of the victims had taken the vaccine, considered the main form of prevention
The number of cases of yellow fever continues to rise in the state of San Paolo. Since the beginning of the year, 12 infections have been confirmed, of which 8 have caused death, that is, an index of lethality in the interval of 66%. The information comes from the State Health Department.
The deaths occurred in:
- Help (2)
- Support (1)
- Santo André (1) – With infection acquired in Tuiuti
- Bragança Paulista (1) – Contagion in Joanópolis
- Campinas (1)
- Bud (1)
- Valinhos (1)
The victims were between 21 and 71 years old and none of them had taken Vaccineconsidered the main form of prevention.
Of the 12 cases recorded, 11 were transmitted within the State of Saint Paul. The only imported case came from an infected patient in Itapeva, Minas Gerais.
In a recent interview with EstadãoInfectoologist Alexandre Naime Barbosa, head of the Department of Infection Paulista State University (UNESP) And the scientific coordinator of the Brazilian society of infectious diseases (SBI), states that the numbers attract attention. “Since 2020, Sao Paolo has not had such a flashy number of cases in the order of over five cases, as is happening in the first weeks of January.”
Remember that the last two important epidemics addressed in the state were in 2018, with 456 cases and a 32%lethality rate and in 2019, with 64 cases and a lethality of 15.6%.
Notice for carnival vaccination
The best way to protect you from the disease is through immunization. Currently, the vaccination calendar provides for a dose of the immunior at 9 months and another at 4 years. In people over the age of 5 not previously vaccinated, the single dose scheme is used. The immunner is offered free of charge in health seats across the country.
With the Carnival approach, a holiday in which the number of trips usually increases, the health department recommends that people not immunicated and will go to rural or forest regions seek immunization before the trip. The agency underlines that the yellow fever vaccine has a 10 -day period to create antibodies, therefore it is necessary to vaccinate considering this period of effectiveness.
How does the transmission occur?
There are two different cycles of yellow, wild and urban fever transmission.
- Wild: The virus circulates between primates (monkeys) and wild mosquitoes of the genre Haemagogus AND Sabethes. Humans can be infected when entering forest areas and cut from these mosquitoes.
- Urban cycle: The mosquito Aedes AegyptiThe same that conveys Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya, can spread the disease in urban areas, dab an infected person and therefore transmit the virus to others.
Can yellow fever be transmitted by monkeys?
No. Although the monkeys are guests of the disease in their wild cycle, it is transmitted only by infected mosquitoes.
What are the symptoms?
According to the Ministry of HealthThe initial symptoms of the disease are: sudden fever, chills, head, back and body in general, as well as nausea, vomiting and weakness. As a rule, people improve after these symptoms, but 15% is about a day without symptoms and evolve into more serious paintings. Therefore, it is important to have follow -up medical.
Source: Terra
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