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The month of January will be remembered for the fight against leprosy throughout the country, and in the city of Sorocaba (SP), the 32 basic health units (BHU) are conducting an orientation campaign on disease.
For more than 15 years, the municipality has been implementing the municipal leprosy program, which is implemented in the outpatient clinic of the Polyclinic. "Purple January" encourages sufferers to put shame aside and withdraw from treatment.
"The symptoms of leprosy are spots whose main characteristic is the loss of sensitivity.The patient also complains of numbness, tingling, wounds he does not feel, with a blister and realize that Is a burn, "says nurse Uiara Kaizer.
Leprosy is manifested by white, red or brown spots on the body. In this case, it is necessary to take a referral and follow the outpatient, which is Monday to Friday, from 7h to 13h.
"Treatment lasts six to twelve months and is provided by SUS and it is important to mention that once the patient has started the treatment, he is no longer transmitting the disease."
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