The patient is a 1 year old boy who traveled with his family in Bolivia
The municipal health secretariat of San Paolo reported on Friday 16, that the city was notified by Pan American Health Organization (paho) on confirmation of a case of measles.
The patient is a 1 year old boy, residing in the city, who on March 25 traveled with his parents to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
According to the secretary, he had symptoms compatible with measles, with red spots on the skin on April 16, and had attended a local health service, where the infection was confirmed.
“The current epidemiological investigation indicates that the probable place of infection was not in the municipality of San Paolo”, says the folder.
This year, the state of Saint Paul confirmed an indigenous case of the disease. The patient, a 31 -year -old man, resided in the capital, was vaccinated and hospital hospitalization was not necessary. Previously, the last case of self had been confirmed in 2022.
Symptoms
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 thousand of children with measles, between one and four, can develop this complication and 10% of these can die.
According to the Ministry of Health, every 1,000 sick children between one and three can die from 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, they double the reported in 2023 and the largest number since 1997.
In the United States, there are already 1024 confirmed cases, 96% of which involving unvaccinated individuals, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The disease caused the death of three people.
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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