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July 4th 2018 – 6:25 pm
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As part of the campaign program of the yellow campaign in July, a mobilization strategy against viral hepatitis. #hepatitis #teste rápido #vacina
the Department of Health of Ceará organized a rapid test and vaccination at the Integrated Center for Diabetes and Hypertension (CIDH) of the Government of Ceará on Wednesday 4th July. There were 106 tests and 50 vaccinations. "I had never done this exam, I did not know that it was so important.It is very important because today there are many cases of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver. and one must prevent one, "said retired Margarida Dantas, 67, a patient of the IACHR
Margarida lives in Fortaleza, in the district of Barra do Ceará, and for 20 years has treated the l? hypertension and diabetes in the IACHR. She learned the schedule during the routine visit to the Center last week. It was the first time the retiree was taking the rapid test and was taking the hepatitis B vaccine. "I came here only to do this test. And it is not scary, it is convenient and we still have the opportunity to get vaccinated. Prevention is important, we want to live very well. "
The main measures to control viral hepatitis of blood and badual transmission are the adoption of preventive measures such as the encouragement of condom use in badual partnerships , the non-sharing of contaminated objects such as razor blades and hair removal, toothbrushes, forceps and accessories for manicure and pedicure, needles, syringes and injection instruments, Inhalation (crackling) and inhalants Individuals should be counseled on the mechanisms of transmission of these diseases and on the availability of the vaccine against hepatitis B.
According to the Hepatitis Committee Coordinator Sesa's viral, doctor Elodie Hyppolito, hepatitis B and C are the most worrisome, by the absence of symptoms. "They rarely show symptoms, they do not show up for routine control when your usual examination and do not present only if you receive your specific test for hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Thus, they show symptoms only very late. the individual is already cirrhotic and will develop water in the belly, swelling, yellowish eyes. But we do not want to diagnose at this point, we want to diagnose there to treat it and avoid this type of evolution. "
There is also hepatitis C and the drug, which requires the same attention in prevention, in addition to self-medication that becomes a danger to the body, evolving to indicate transplants." According to Eloide , hepatitis C is one of the leading causes of liver cancer. "Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver transplantation in Brazil and the largest cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the country. And they do it, unfortunately, every day. Drug hepatitis is extremely common. People have the habit of treating themselves with anti-inflammatory medications that are at the top of the list. But today, unfortunately, the use of dietary supplements, herbs, herbs, that people believe can not cause damage to health, cause fulminant hepatitis and even a indication of liver transplantation, "he says
A rapid test is free of charge
One of the main tools to expand the diagnosis of hepatitis B and C is the # 39; offer rapid tests for people over 40 years of age or who are more vulnerable to contract infections such as blood transfusion transfusion history prior to 1993, sharing sharp objects, alcohol and d? other drugs, multiple badual partners, among others. "The hepatitis B and C tests are distributed free of charge by the Ministry of Health to all basic health units," says Elodie Hyppolito,
"The test is fast, it uses the blood of the pulp digital, just a drop. In about 20 minutes to half an hour you get the test result. It can be either reactive, positive or non-reactive, which would be negative, "says Nadja de Deus, a viral hepatitis technician at the epidemiological surveillance nucleus in Sesa.
The vaccine must protect
Vaccine against hepatitis B, available since 1998 in the National Immunization Schedule of the National Immunization Program (NIP), is offered to the population regardless of age or conditions of vulnerability. For the prevention of hepatitis B, PIN also provides, since 2012, the pentavalent vaccine, of which the surface antigen of hepatitis B (recombinant) is one of the components. The vaccine is offered to children under one year old. The hepatitis A vaccine, introduced in 2014 by the NIP, is intended for the target audience of children under five years of age.
Programming
Continue mobilization the 184 municipalities of Ceará, Sesa, will promote this Friday 6, a new rapid test and a vaccination against hepatitis B. It will be from 6am to 10am at the Training and Human Development Center (CTDH) of the Military Fire Brigade, School of Marine Apprentices of Ceará. In the period 11 to 23 July, Vapt Vupt Antônio Bezerra Plant Health Center (days 11, 16 and 23) and Messejana (12 days) will be used by the Health, Fire and Society project.
17 and 24) will have lectures on prevention and control measures against viral hepatitis at 9 am
World Day Against Viral Hepatitis
At the 63rd World Assembly of Health held in 2010, July as the World Day Against Viral Hepatitis. It is a period of global, national, state and local mobilization that aims to involve all levels of government and sectors of civil society in the fight against this disease. The early and accurate diagnosis of viral hepatitis allows for adequate treatment, directly impacting the quality of life of the individual and, therefore, preventing it from developing long-term complications, reducing costs of health and the risk of death of the patient
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