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The Fiocruz InfoGripe Bulletin, released on Thursday (25), shows the increase in hospitalizations for respiratory infections across the country, mainly due to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), influenza A and rhinovirus.
Despite indicating a reduction or stability at relatively low levels depending on the region of the country, Covid-19 continues to be the main cause of death from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) among the elderly.
The coordinator of the Infogripe Bulletin, Marcelo Gomes, highlights that among children up to two years old, cases of Covid-19 are already less frequent than those caused by RSV. This virus already accounts for 57.8% of the total recent SARS cases identified as a respiratory virus.
“The Respiratory Syncytial Virus mainly hospitalizes young children, although we also see a certain volume associated with hospitalizations due to RSV in the elderly. We also observed the risk of death in the elderly, an important factor”, she points out.
Prevention
Gomes warns of the relevance of vaccination, especially now that the campaign against influenza A, the flu virus, is underway.
Caroline Andrade, pediatrician at Hospital Santa Helena de Brasília, from Rede D’Or, explains that RSV prevention is similar to those adopted to prevent Covid-19.
“Avoid closed and crowded places, send children with flu-like symptoms to schools or daycare centers until the condition is resolved, avoid contact between these children and adults with flu-like symptoms and correctly clean hands and surfaces”, he informs.
Increase in SARS
According to the Infogripe Bulletin, 23 states show an increase in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the long-term trend.
Among the capitals, 21 show signs of an increase in the syndrome, namely:
- Aracaju (SE)
- Belém (PA)
- Belo Horizonte (MG)
- Pilot plan and surroundings of Brasília (DF)
- Campo Grande, MS)
- Curitiba (PR)
- Florianópolis (SC)
- Fortaleza (CE)
- Goiânia (GO)
- João Pessoa (PB)
- Macapá (AP)
- Maceió (AL)
- Manaus (AM)
- Natal, RN)
- Porto Alegre (RS)
- Porto Velho (RO)
- Recife PE)
- Rio Branco (AC)
- Rio de Janeiro – RJ)
- Salvador BA)
- Sao Paulo-SP)
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Edition: Zildenor Dourado
Zildenor Dourado has a degree in Journalism and Literature/Portuguese from the University of Brasília. He is a specialist in Legislative Communication, from Unilegis, of the Federal Senate. He worked as a reporter and editor for the newspapers Tribuna da Bahia, A Tarde and Jornal de Brasília. in addition to several union press vehicles. He worked as a public servant for the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District, where he was a reporter, editor and head of the Publicity and Press Relations Section.
