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To date, 4,971 cases have been recorded in Ceará. The commune with the highest incidence was Sobral, with 302 cases. Fortaleza has no record yet.
The rainy season offers the conditions to increase the number of cases, as it facilitates the appearance of flies. These insects are the main vectors of disease transmission because they have dirty legs and land in many places.
Queiroz pointed out that, in case of diarrhea only, oral treatment with homemade serum can be performed, for example. However, if the symptoms include vomiting, the serum should be applied to the vein.
The teacher reported that it usually happens that people do not wash their hands, do not wash properly or with improper water. With dirty hands, contact is established with food and also with small children. "It is very common for adults to take care of children, the adult gets their hands on the baby and the disease contracts."
"Whoever gets sick is the one who lives in flooded areas with leaks," said the doctor. According to Queiroz, people normally stay in busy areas to escape the rains. "The agglomeration of people facilitates the disease," said the rector, citing for example buses and offices.
According to the teacher, flies – as well as mosquitoes – lay their eggs near the water: leaves, trees or even in a cup of coffee. The symptoms of the virus are vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, body aches, colds, cavities and burning eyes.
On the concept, Queiroz specifies that, although widely used, it does not correspond exactly to reality. The fly is only one of many contaminated vehicles, which has no particularity compared to others. A bacterium or a virus can be transmitted infinitely. Sneezing and coughing are part of it.
Queiroz gave simple tips for preventing viruses: washing your hands; prepare food preferably with drinking water. He added that the solution is to add drops of chlorine or to boil the liquid. The doctor also insisted on the importance of covering food and, in the case of young children, to pay attention to the bottles. (19659003)
The latest epidemiological bulletin on acute diarrheal diseases was published by Sesa in 26 countries. [2659003]
June 2018. In 2018, up to June 16, 194,094 cases of the disease were reported in Ceará. Compared to the same period in 2017 (211,306 cases), the number of cases decreased by 8.1%.
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