Virosis of the fly: the number of cases has more than doubled and Ceará reaches the 11 000 notifications of the disease | Ceará

According to information published in Sesa's spreadsheet, Ceará reportedly registered a DDA outbreak in the municipality of Maranguape in 2019. Despite this, Ceará's health surveillance coordinator, Daniele Queiroz, explained that will be in measure the epidemiological importance we are experiencing with this disease. "However, nausea, vomiting, fever and headaches can also be symptoms of" the virus ".

Despite the popular denomination, the disease is not transmitted by the fly. Viral contagion It is done through direct or indirect interpersonal contact, so the main way to avoid illness is to pay attention to good hygiene habits (washing your hands, eating food, using an alcohol gel, etc.).

In Fortaleza, besides the rainy pre-season, another situation links the alarm of the increase of contagion.Because of the accumulation of waste in the streets of the The presence of flies is even more visible, and the population is linked to the large amount of rubbish thrown into public roads with the hundreds of previously recorded cases of the fly virus.

primary health care of Fortaleza, R Gouveia explains that there is no "causal link" between the accumulated litter and the increased number of cases of the virus – but he explains the correlation. "The vast majority of DDAs are caused by viruses – in the trash, there is no live virus because the trash conditions do not allow it, but in this material there is a large proliferation of bacteria" , emphasizes the expert.

However, the doctor reveals that the bacteria can proliferate in the trash, as for example in food remains and dog feces present. "When the fly lands on these feces, the bacteria will adhere to its paws, and if that fly flies and lands on a food, the bacteria will spread to the food, which is contaminated." Bacteria will multiply, produce toxins, and these toxins will cause acute diarrheal disease, "Rui adds on the correction.

With regard to ways to avoid ADD, hygiene is the main alternative. However, a vaccine helps hygiene habits during the protection mission of the population against the "fly virus". However, ADD is caused by more than one type of virus – in addition to bacteria.

"Rotaviruses cause ADD, and we have a vaccine (against this variation of the virus) that is part of the normal immunization schedule of the Ministry of Health and helps prevent acute diarrheal diseases, which is even One of the serious ones, "Rui completes.

However, he explains that there are other viral mutations that also cause ADD. "Echovirus, coxsackievirus, adenovirus.All can cause ADD, however, rotavirus is the most serious," adds the specialist

The student Flora Maria has already suffered more than once from DDA. With the bloom of 2019, she reveals her concern of being infected again. "I have had it twice in a break for a month, in the same year. I take care not to take it back, "he adds.

" Both times started with great dizziness, vomiting, a lot of headaches, for about five days each time. The headache was very strong at first and my body became very weakened, "says the student.