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| | | Article Name : | | | Epidemiological Study on the Evolution of Leprosy
in the Last 20 Years in Brazil | | Author Name : | | | ANIELLY MARTINS FLORES1
ANA FLÁVIA RESENDE ROMANIELO
LARISSA MARTINS FLORES
ANA LETÍCIA NELLER FINTA
ISABELLE MARQUES MACÊDO
NICOLE DE OLIVEIRA GARCIA
YASMIN GONÇALVES AMARAL
MICHELLE RIBEIRO DOS SANTOS
ANA CLARA LENZA MARTINS, BÁRBARA CORREIA NEVES SABINO, LARA CÂNDIDA DE SOUSA MACHADO | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Hansen`s disease is an infectious, chronic and highly disabling
disease. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a bacillus that has high
infectivity and low pathogenicity. Furthermore, it is classified as a
serious public health problem in Brazil. The skin patches are
manifested through pigmentary or dyschromic spots, plaques,
infiltrations, nodes or lumps, hypoesthesia, anesthesia or even
hyperesthesia. As the disease progresses, neurological manifestations become evident, generating numbness, loss or paralysis of the affected
nerve in addition to anhidrosis. The purpose of this work is to carry
out an epidemiological study consulting DATASUS, analyzing data
from 1999 to 2019 regarding patients who had already been diagnosed
on brazilian territory with the chronic infectious disease in question.
Based on this information, the number of cases was analyzed
according to periodicity, age group, degree of mortality, regionality and
sex in order to comprehend the evolution of Hansen`s disease in the
last 20 years. Therefore, according to the study, epidemiology in Brazil
showed a significant drop in the prevalence rate, reaching, in 2015, the
lowest rate in the last 11 years. Even so, it is considered a country with
a high burden for the disease, being second in the ranking of countries
with the highest number of cases in the world, only behind India. In
conclusion, the preventive actions are important in the routine of
health services and should be recommended for all patients, through
health education and preventive exercises. | | Keywords : | | | Hansens disease, epidemiology, Mycobacterium leprae,
Infectious Diseases, Public Health. |
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