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To help diagnose a silent, easily transmitted disease that can progress and cause death, Grupo Esperança, with the support of the City Hall, conducts rapid tests for hepatitis C in high traffic areas. The activity, which is part of the July yellow-month viral hepatitis program, began Tuesday (3) at AME Santos, an outpatient clinic of government specialties at Rua Alexandre Martins, 70 (Aparecida). ), and will follow Wednesday (4) and fifth (5) from 9h to 12h and from 13h to 16h
The rapid tests of hepatitis C last about 10 minutes and the person does not need to To be fasting for that.
Residents of Santos who have obtained a reagent result will be referred to the Specialized Attention Service – Adult SAE (Rua Silva Jardim, "Transmission of Hepatitis C can occur with the sharing of Sharp objects, such as a razor or a nipper. "
" Transmission of hepatitis C can occur with the sharing of sharp objects like a razor or a tweezers. virus remains alive outside the body until 72 hours, "says Grupo Esperança's president, Jehovah Pessin Fragoso, who stresses the importance of early diagnosis to prevent the development of the disease and can cause cirrhosis of the liver or cancer of the liver, even requiring transplantation, noting that the disease is cured and that the drugs offered by the SUS have an efficiency of nearly 100%.
Other Actions [19659002] The rapid test of hepatitis It should also take place at Pupatempo Santos (Rua João Pessoa, 246, Centro) on 23, 24 and 25 July, from 8 am to 5 pm
Santos Municipal Health Department, through the Grupo Esperança. from the Infection Control Department, offers rapid tests for hepatitis B and C at the Screening and Counseling Center (Rua Silva Jardim, 94) from Monday to Friday from 8am to 12pm. Other initiatives will be developed during July Yellow, including server training, distribution of information materials and vaccination against hepatitis B.
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