Resumo: A hepatite C é uma inflamação hepática que, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde, atinge cerca de 130 milhões de pessoas. Ela pode estar relacionada a diversos fatores, como o uso de alguns fármacos, a intoxicação por agroquímicos e a contaminação por agentes infecciosos. A sintomatologia, em sua maioria, é crônica; por isso, em muitos casos, leva anos para manifestar os sintomas. Portanto, normalmente muitas pessoas são infectadas mas não sabem, visto que a identificação dos sintomas é decorrente de um longo período. Objetivo: Elucidar o impacto da Hepatite C na qualidade de vida de pacientes usuários de drogas. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica com base em artigos disponíveis nas bases de dados SciELO, LILACS e PubMed. Os descritores empregados na busca foram: hepatite C, abuso de substâncias por via intravenosa, vírus da hepatite, uso comum de agulhas e seringas, genótipo do HCV, virologia do HCV e seus correspondentes em inglês. Os critérios de inclusão foram: estudos empíricos sobre o alto risco de infecção em usuários de drogas e estudos voltados para os problemas psicológicos e sociais; e o de exclusão: artigos direcionados para outros tipos de hepatite. Ademais, apenas artigos publicados a partir do ano 2000 foram relevantes para a extração de dados. Foram encontrados 1.144 artigos. Desse total, foram apurados 31 com base nos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Discussão: A partir dos dados encontrados, analisou-se que a Hepatite C não possui a mesma atenção social que é voltada para outras doenças, como o HIV. Além disso, foi revelado o baixo nível de conhecimentos das pessoas a respeito dessa doença. Conclusão: Com as análises, pode-se perceber a alta prevalência do vírus da hepatite C em usuários de drogas injetáveis e as consequências da manifestação silenciosa da doença seguidas pelas dificuldades de lidar com o diagnóstico -transtornos mentais e sociais.Palavras-chave Hepatite C, Drogas injetáveis, Usuários de drogas, Vulnerabilidade social. Hepatitis C: Risks and Consequences in Drug UsersAbstract: Hepatitis C is a hepatic inflammation that, according to the World Health Organization, reaches about 130 million people. It may be related to several factors, such as the use of some drugs, agrochemical intoxication and contamination by infectious agents. Symptomatology, for the most part, is chronic; so in many cases it takes years to manifest the symptoms. Therefore, many people are usually infected but do not know, since the identification of the symptoms is due to a long period. Objective: To elucidate the impact of Hepatitis C on the quality of life of drug users. Methodology: This is a bibliographic review based on articles available in the SciELO, LILACS and PubMed databases. The descriptors used in the search were: hepatitis C, intravenous substance abuse, hepatitis virus, common use of needles and syringes, HCV genotype, HCV virology and their correspondents in English. The inclusion criteria were: empirical studies on the high risk of infection in drug users and...
Postpartum depression can reach up to 15% of pregnant women in developed countries, 25% in underdeveloped countries and up to 40% throughout the perinatal period. Depressive mothers interact less with their children, they show less love and affection, and this may have an impact on the lives of these infants in the future. Babies who lived in this context had problems with language acquisition, cognitive impairment, delay in achieving developmental milestones, attachment insecure, low self-esteem. It is essential that the diagnosis of depression be made as early as possible so that therapeutic and preventive measures are implemented in a timely manner in order to provide healthy child growth and ensure the good mental health of these mothers.Keywords: Postpartum depression; childish behaviour; mother-child relationship; diagnosis; pharmacological treatment; combination therapy;
Bladder Cancer is one of the most common types of malignant neoplasms that affects both men and women. The surgery considered standard for the treatment of invasive tumor is Radical Cystectomy, which causes undesirable morbidity in the postoperative period on affected patients. Radical Transurethral Resection (TRU), associated with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, together form the Trimodal Therapy (TTM), which can demonstrate satisfactory results in the approach of the patient with invasive tumor with lower morbidity and well-timed survival rate, in a short time. Keywords: Bladder Cancer; Radical Cystectomy; Transurethral Resection; Trimodal Therapy.
Abstract:The reality of the Brazilian public health at a time of financial crisis gets even worse the situation of the Zika virus outbreak, which has expressed concern about its relationship with the cases of microcephaly that currently plague the country. This relationship seems to be increasingly close. The Zika virus, currently has been a major enemy of international public health, increasing astronomically cases of microcephaly in Brazil and other equally worrying disorders. This virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti.
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