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July Yellow: The Health Secretariat is campaigning to fight viral hepatitis
Actions will be held every month to alert and guide the population
Referring to World Anti-HIV / AIDS Day Viral hepatitis, celebrated on July 28, the Health Secretariat of Cocal do Sul launched the campaign "Yellow July". The actions will take place every month and aims to alert, guide and offer the population rapid tests for the detection of viral hepatitis, as well as, make salon professionals of the importance of the vaccine against Hepatitis B and measures of
The work is carried out by the nurse of the epidemiological surveillance and epidemiological and health agents. The goal of the Department of Health is to intensify the hepatitis B vaccine for specific groups, namely the hairdressing professionals. "Our goal is to alert people about the prevention of this virus, educational activities and guidelines are done in the best way by our professionals and the vaccine is free at our health clinics. own units and indicate if the person has had contact with the hepatitis C virus, "says the Secretary of Health, Sinara Crippa MIlanez .
Hepatitis B and C are transmitted through the blood, and hepatitis B is a badually transmitted disease easy to catch, but hepatitis A is transmitted through contaminated water or food. "We are going to spend all the salons in the city to guide and encourage professionals to become aware of it.The symptoms of hepatitis B and C do not always appear, so the test is of great importance.Valid hepatitis is among the serious public health problems.Most people do not know that they carry the virus.It is extremely important that the population participates, because the sooner the disease will be diagnosed. , the treatment will be more effective, "says the coordinator of epidemiological surveillance, Gilmara Viel .
In addition to the educational material, the
For the manicure Gloria Honorato and the hairdresser Gloria Honorato and the hairdresser ] Rosalia Cipriano is very important for encouragement: "We need to pay more attention to this care, it's a situation we know, but we leave." We were not aware of the vaccine and we we are committed to doing it. In this way, we can also guide other people, "they point out
The client Adalgisa Teixeira followed the guidelines of the health team and was happy. the interest and commitment of professionals. "Hepatitis is a type of inflammation that affects the liver, compromising its function and increasing the risk of developing liver disease," he said. cirrhosis, cancer and other diseases. This may be due to several situations, the most common being infectious (eg viral), toxic (eg alcohol), medicated, autoimmune, etc., being the most common types A, B and C
" The campaign is needed since more than three million Brazilians are infected with hepatitis C and do not know that they carry the virus.The World Health Organization estimates that in the world, more than 400 million people are infected with B and C viruses. "
Collaboration: Maria Luiza Da Rolt / Cocal do Sul Prefeitura
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