The patient is a 31 -year -old man, residing in the capital; The secretariat investigates the position of the infection
The Department of Health of the State of Saint Paul (SES-SP) confirmed on Thursday 17, the first case of measles in the state in 2025. The probable place of infection is under investigation.
The patient is a 31 -year -old man, residing in the state capital. It was vaccinated and hospitalization was not necessary. According to the folder, it is already recovered and without symptoms of the disease.
“All the control and prevention measures have already started, together with the municipal health secretariat of San Paolo and the Ministry of Health,” says Ses. The last case of the state was confirmed in 2022.
Confirmation is not the first reported this year in the country. In March two cases were recorded in the municipality of San João de Mitiin the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. At the time, the Health Department (SES-RJ) reported having been discharged and went well.
Symptoms of the disease
Morbillo is caused by morbillivirus and can occur at any age, with a greater gravity potential in children under the age of one year, immunocompromese and malnutritis.
The main symptoms are red spots on the body and high fever (above 38.5 ° C). It is also common for the patient to have dry cough, irritation in the eyes (conjunctivitis), rough or clogged nose and intense malaise.
Complications
Morbillo is a serious illness that can leave sequence throughout life. Some of the complications are:
- Pneumonia
About one in 20 children with measles can develop pneumonia, the main cause of death associated with the illness among the youngest.
- Acute otitis media (ear infection)
It occurs in about 10% of children with measles and can involve a permanent hearing loss.
- Acute encephalitis (brain inflammation)
Every 1,000 children with measles, between one and four, can develop this complication and 10% of these can die.
According to the ministry, every 1,000 sick children between one and three can die for the complications of the disease.
Vaccination
The triple viral vaccine, which prevents measles, parotitis and rubella, is available for free in the basic health units (UBSS) from all over Brazil.
All people from 12 months to 59 years old are able to receive the immunner, being recommended two doses up to 29 years and a dose from 30 to 59 years old, in unvaccinated people. Those who have never taken or do not remember if they have taken the vaccine in childhood can repeat the question.
High cases in different countries
According to an analysis of the World Health Organization (WHO) and from United Nations Fund for childhood (UNICEF)127,350 cases of measles In Europe and Central Asia in 2024, the reported in 2023 and the largest number since 1997 double.
In the United States, there are already 712 confirmed cases, 97% of whom involving people not vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The disease caused the death of two unchanged children And a third fatal case is under investigation.
For experts listened to by EstadãoThe situation in these places acts as a warning for Brazil and other countries: The population should be vaccinated.
Source: Terra
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