City of São Paulo launches protocol of care for infants with microcephaly

The city now registers seven babies in this condition. In five of these cases, the perpetrator was in places where there are autochthonous cases of Zika virus? Pernambuco, Maranhão, Sergipe and Bahia. The other two cases are under investigation, but there are signs of infection: fever and red patches on the body during pregnancy. There is no record of autochthonous cases of infection by the Zika virus in the city of São Paulo this year.

The Secretariat of Health states that children with microcephaly have already had a follow-up being developed in a decentralized manner in the various rehabilitation centers of the Municipal Network

The protocol determines that at the time of maternity leave, the mother should already leave with follow-up consultations scheduled at the Basic Health Unit (UBS) near your home and in some of the rehabilitation outpatient clinics. If the child was not born in the Stork Network Maternity, this consultation can be marked through the Basic Health Unit, without a queue for these services.

These consultations and later ones may be marked through the program Alô Mãe, which accompanies

Evaluation and overall stimulation of the development of infants are carried out by a multiprofessional team and, depending on their need, will carry out rehabilitation through therapy with a physiotherapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist and psychologist. The frequency of consultations varies according to the needs of each patient, but the care line specifies that the child and family will have consultations at the rehabilitation outpatient clinic at least once a week, except in specific cases. in UBS will be monthly, where the child will be fully evaluated. According to the protocol, will be monitored the neuropsychomotor and affective development, the family routine, the behavior of the sleep, the prevention of accidents and other topics. When the need is verified, supplementation of iron and vitamins A and D will be prescribed.

Abdominal pains and fever may be acute diverticulitis

Acute diverticulitis is caused by inflammation of a segment of the bowel in diverticula patients, which are sacrum formations that can be found throughout the digestive tract, The risk of onset of this disease progressively increases with age and is present in 30% of individuals over 50 years and in 50% in the age group above 70.

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Almost half of Brazilians are overweight, according to research released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which shows that almost half of the population suffers from overweight. Age and lifestyle habits influence

The study portrays the habits of the Brazilian population and is an important source for development preventive health public policies. 54 thousand adults were interviewed in all capitals and also in the Federal District between January and December 2011. The increase in the percentage of people with obesity and overweight affects both the male and female population.

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