Discover which diseases have once again threatened Brazil

The first signs of a decline in immunization coverage across the country began to appear even in 2016. Since then , diseases already eradicated have become a source of concern for health authorities and health professionals Amazonas, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia and Rio de Janeiro are some of the states that have confirmed cases of measles this year , and in 2016 Brazil received a certificate of elimination of viral circulation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) [19659004] Data from the Ministry of Health show that the application of all vaccines in the adult calendar is below the target at Brazil – including the dose that protects against measles.Between children, the situation is not very different – in 2017, BCG alone, which protects against tuberculosis and is still applied maternity, achieved the goal 90% of vaccination. In 312 municipalities, less than 50% of children have been vaccinated against polio. Although it has been eradicated in the country since 1990, the disease remains endemic in three countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

The group of diseases could return to Brazil if immunization coverage, especially among children, does not increase. The alert comes from the Brazilian Society of Immunization (Sbim), which advocates a 95% vaccination rate for the target audience. The Ministry of Health itself, through a statement, pointed out that the low immunization coverage identified throughout the country ignites what it calls the "red light".

Discover the main diseases that repeat a return to Brazil if vaccination rates are not amplified.

Measles is an acute infectious disease of a viral, severe, transmissible and extremely contagious nature. Infectious complications contribute to the severity of the disease, especially in malnourished and under 1 year old children.

Symptoms include high fever above 38.5 ° C; Rashes; coughing coryza; conjunctivitis; and white spots that appear on the oral mucosa, known as Koplik signs, and earlier than one to two days before the onset of the rash.

Measles transmission occurs four to six days before and up to four days after the onset of rash (rash). The most transmissible period occurs two days before and two days after the onset of eruption.

Caused by a virus that lives in the gut, poliovirus, polio usually affects children under 4, but can also

Most infections have few symptoms and there are similarities with respiratory infections such as fever and sore throat, in addition to gastrointestinal disorders, nausea, vomiting and constipation. the virus can develop the paralytic form of the disease, which can cause permanent sequelae, respiratory failure and in some cases lead to death.

Rubella is an acute, highly contagious disease transmitted by the genus Rubivirus. The disease is also known as German measles

In the field of infectious diseases, the epidemiological significance of rubella is badociated with conbad rubella syndrome, which affects the fetus or newborn whose mother has been infected during pregnancy. Infection during pregnancy leads to many complications for the mother, such as abortion and stillbirth (dead fetus) and for newborns, such as deafness, heart defects and eye damage.

Rubella symptoms include fever and swelling of nodules. with exanthem.

Acute transmissible disease caused by the bacillus, often lodged in the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, nose and, in the case of a cough, sometimes on other mucous membranes and on the skin . The presence of gray-white adherent plaques that are deposited in the tonsils and invade the surrounding structures is the typical clinical manifestation of diphtheria.

Transmission occurs when one speaks, coughs, sneezes or skin lesions. Therefore, by direct contact with the sick person. The incubation period of diphtheria is usually one to six days and may be longer. The transmissibility period lasts, on average, up to two weeks after the onset of symptoms.