Campaign Against Malaria Has Shares At The Bus Station And At Palmas Airport During The Holiday Month | Tocantins

Since the beginning of the year 2018, five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Palmas. All were contracted out of state. According to the Municipal Health Department, the places of origin are Amapá, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Venezuela.

Technical Fridays will take pbadengers to the bus station and explain which mosquito was considered the vector of the disease, how the transmission occurs, what the symptoms are and the treatment. At the airport, information will be displayed in the information panel.

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of the Anopheles female mosquito. Popularly, this mosquito can be given several names, such as muriçoca, sobriety, mosquito-nail, carapanã or bicuda.

The main symptoms are fever attacks that reappear every 48 or 72 hours accompanied by chills, generalized tremor, delirium, headache and vomiting.

Malaria can be prevented through measures such as the removal of natural breeding sites of insects, such as riverbanks and wetlands; Avoid outdoor exposure between the late afternoon and early morning because these are the times when mosquitoes are most active.

The use of pants and long-sleeved shirts is also indicated on the outside and when using repellents.