Brazil faces a significant increase in cases Severe acute respiratory syndromeIt leads some states and municipalities to reduce the state of public health. Lung specialist Carlos Carvalho, head of the intensive care unit in the respiratory system and the full professor of pulmonary science at the University of South California University (Sao Paulo University), explains the reasons behind this phenomenon and the necessary preventive measures.
According to Carvalu, the increase in Respiratory viruses It is associated with changing the season, with Cold arrival. The expert explains: “The time of the year is preferred, it began to cool, so it begins to reduce cases, for example, dengue fever and begins to increase the respiratory viruses.”
Main risk groups and viruses
The lung specialist indicates that the most vulnerable groups are children, the elderly and people with accompanying diseases. In children, the respiratory symbol virus is the main cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome, and it shows itself as Qassibitis. Already in the elderly and people with chronic diseases, influenza A and Corona viruses are mainly responsible for hospitals.
Carvalho emphasizes the importance of vaccination as the best form of prevention. “We have a vaccine, and the vaccine is the best way to prevent this disease,” he says. However, the expert regrets the last decrease in vaccination campaigns, and attributes it to wrong information.
Preventive measures that go beyond vaccination
In addition to immunization, a lung specialist recommends health measures such as Repeated hand washing and using masks in the case of influenza symptoms. He says: “If a person has a nose dripping, he is on the influenza plate, he must wear a mask so that others do not pollute.”
Carvalho is also recommended to avoid contacting the elderly and children when Symptoms of the respiratory systemBecause they are more weak groups. These measures, along with vaccination, are essential to contain respiratory syndromes and public health protection.
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