2020
DOI: 10.26694/repis.v6i0.10690
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A Brief Epidemiological Analysis of Covid-19 in Piauí, Brazil

Abstract: Introdução: A doença denominada Covid-19 é causada por um novo tipo de vírus da família dos Coronavírus. Em decorrência da facilidade do contágio do SARS-CoV-2, o número de casos aumenta rapidamente. Diante disso, objetiva-se elaborar uma análise epidemiológica dos casos e óbitos confirmados no Estado do Piauí. Delineamento: Pesquisa descritiva, realizada através do levantamento epidemiológico de casos e dos óbitos da Covid-19 no Estado do Piauí nos primeiros 60 dias da presença da infecção no estado. As variá… Show more

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“…Regarding the age group, the higher mortality observed in the elderly may be related not only to immunosenescence, but also to the capacity that these individuals have to produce higher concentrations of pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin 6 (IL-6). This, in turn, is involved with inflammation and persistent lesion of the lung parenchyma, and promotion of viral replication, which causes a worsening of the clinical picture and poor prognosis in patients over 60 years old (Bonafè et al, 2020;Pacheco, Silva & Soares, 2020).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Regarding the age group, the higher mortality observed in the elderly may be related not only to immunosenescence, but also to the capacity that these individuals have to produce higher concentrations of pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin 6 (IL-6). This, in turn, is involved with inflammation and persistent lesion of the lung parenchyma, and promotion of viral replication, which causes a worsening of the clinical picture and poor prognosis in patients over 60 years old (Bonafè et al, 2020;Pacheco, Silva & Soares, 2020).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…24 The results presented in this paper with regard to the high fatality rate in the older people due to COVID-19 corroborated with the results demonstrated both in other countries of the world [25][26][27][28][29][30] and in Brazil. 15,22,[31][32][33][34][35] Under a capitalistic perspective in which the older people are perceived as being less productive than the younger individuals and in a state where the majority of the population is young, a context of public health calamity is installed without the investment of specific public policies for this population, resulting in high fatality rate in this population. The fatality rate in Brazil, especially the state of Para, exceeds that observed in several other countries such as China (2.9%), Italy (7.2%), and even the USA (4.8%).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…15 A capital Teresina registrou o maior número de casos e óbitos por COVID-19 confirmados, no estado. Esse resultado corrobora dados de um estudo conduzido nos primeiros 60 dias desde o surgimento da doença no Piauí, 16 quando Teresina, justamente o município mais afetado nesse período, concentrava 54,4% dos casos e 47,1% dos óbitos por COVID-19 no estado. Este achado de Teresina pode-se atribuir ao fato de a cidade ser a mais populosa e dispor de ampla interligação rodoviária e aeroviária com outras regiões do estado.…”
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