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The month of July is devoted to the prevention of viral hepatitis, and to celebrate, the municipal health department of Anchieta has programmed actions such as lectures, guidelines, educational actions and test offers. Viral hepatitis is a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, only in 2017 the country recorded 40,198 new cases of the disease according to the Ministry of Health.
Counseling on the prevention of viral hepatitis and badually transmitted infections will be an event for users and families of the Psychosocial Care Center and will be held on the 18th, at 8am. Already on the 25th, at 9am, there will be a meeting addressed to community health workers in the Sinfa auditorium, where will be discussed on the prevention of hepatitis in the communities of the municipality.
Professionals of beauty salons, beauty centers and studios Tattoos are invited to attend a series of lectures on viral hepatitis, health and safety of workers and health standards the 30th day, at 9 o'clock in the morning.
The Anchieta Testing and Counseling Center (CTA) Unified Specialties (CEU), next to the City Hall and anyone can search the CTA for tests for hepatitis.
Viral hepatitis
Has hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver and can be caused by viruses or by the use of certain drugs, alcohol and other drugs, as well as by diseases autoimmune, metabolic and genetic.
These are silent diseases that do not always have symptoms. [29] In Brazil, the most common viral hepatitis is that caused by viruses A, B, C, B and C. Millions of people in Brazil carry B or C viruses and do not know. They run the risk of developing diseases (becoming chronic) and causing more serious damage to the liver, such as cirrhosis and cancer. Therefore, it is important to regularly go to the health department and perform routine exams that detect hepatitis.
Viruses A and E: Faecal-oral transmission by ingestion of water and contaminated food. Fecal-oral, by contact between individuals.
B, C and D viruses: transmission through contact with contaminated blood, bad without condoms, shared use of the hepatitis A virus and possible cause badociated with badual practices. syringes, needles, razors / nippers, nail nippers or other non-sterile piercing / cutting objects, and vertical transmission (from mother to child)
The evolution of hepatitis varies according to the type of virus. Viruses A and E present only acute forms of hepatitis (lack of potential for chronic forms). This means that after hepatitis A or E, the individual can completely recover by eliminating the virus from his body.
On the other hand, hepatitis caused by viruses B, C and D can present acute and chronic forms.
Treatment
Depending on the case, the person with hepatitis should receive treatment with specific drugs and follow up.
Prevention
Hepatitis A and E: Wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet and before eating, wash thoroughly the food that will be eaten raw and cook well the others, especially fruits. sea, to consume only treated water, to avoid any contact with Walloons, streams, fountains, floods or near sewage.
Hepatitis B, C and D: do not share personal items such as shaving / shaving, toothbrushes, manicure tools, in addition to using condoms during bad and to ensure that the materials used to make the tattoos and piercings are disposable.
A vaccine against hepatitis A is available in SUS, being offered to children from 15 months to 5 years of age. The vaccine against hepatitis B is available in addition for all people.
Information: (28) 3536-3282
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