Dive-SC reports cases of diarrheal diseases in summer | Summer 2019

According to the infectious doctor of Dive-SC, Fabio Gaudenzi, those with symptoms of the disease should avoid self-medication and go to a health facility to proceed with the appropriate treatment. In addition, in these places, biological material is collected so that the Council can try to identify the foods and agents likely to cause the disease.

Last year, there were 241 outbreaks of acute diarrheal syndrome. According to Dive, pathogens are usually transmitted because of improper preparation and packaging of foods and beverages, such as water and fruit juices, of dubious origin and poor hand hygiene.

Pathogenic organisms include rotavirus and norovirus bacteria, Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Shigella bacteria, as well as Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and Giardia parasites.

To avoid this disease, Dive recommends:

• not to consume food late, even if their appearance is normal;
• even during the shelf life, not to consume food that looks spoiled or scented
• to take only boiled or pasteurized milk,
• not to be consumed, but to the extent that it is neither cooked nor cooked,
• Clean fruits and vegetables with a solution of hypochlorite at 2.5% (dilute a tablespoon of bleach in one liter d & # 39; Water for 15 minutes, washing it with water
• to wash cooking utensils after handling raw food;
• to wash hands frequently with soap and soap. water, especially after using the bathroom and before handling, preparing or handling food;
• washing and disinfecting surfaces contaminated by the vomit and excrement of sick persons, using soapy water and then disinfected with bleach