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A 10-month-old girl, who lives with her family in Amizade district of Araçatuba, is hospitalized in Santa Casa for leishmaniasis treatment.
According to the hospital press office, she was reportedly admitted to the unit. the last day 26 with symptoms of the disease. At the time, the medical team had collected material for serology and referred to the Adolf Lutz Institute for badysis. According to the Santa Casa, the result of the examination had been revealed the next day and was positive for leishmaniasis.
"Faced with the diagnosis, the medical team of the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) immediately started the specific treatment.the patient remains hospitalized in the unit.According to the city hall of 39, Araçatuba, this year 14 cases of leishmaniasis have been confirmed in humans in the city and three of these cases died The last death occurred on 23 November, but the Ministry of Health of the municipality did not have the disease. confirmed the case Tuesday The victim is a 29-year-old woman who lived in the Jardim do Trevo district.
Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the mosquito in straw that stings dogs or other infected animals, then sting the man, transmitting the protozoan.The municipal administration also claims to have taken preventive measures against the disease, consisting of blocking and management.
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