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Symptoms of anxiety and depression among medical students: study of prevalence ...
Sacramento,Bartira Oliveira; Anjos,Tassiana Lima dos; Barbosa,Ana Gabriela Lopes; Tavares,Camila Fagundes; Dias,Juarez PereiraAbstract: Introduction: Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) imply psychological distress, interfering with daily activities, interpersonal relationships and quality of life. It is estimated that CMDs affect 9% to 12% of the world’s population and 12% to 15% of the Brazilian population in all age groups. Among different social groups, university students are more vulnerable to the development of anxiety and depressio...
Infecção por Yersinia pestis, no Estado da Bahia: controle efetivo ou silêncio ...
Saavedra,Ramon da Costa; Dias,Juarez PereiraINTRODUÇÃO: A peste, doença infectocontagiosa milenar, continua sendo considerada da maior importância do ponto de vista epidemiológico devido ao alto potencial epidêmico, estando inclusive sujeita ao Regulamento Sanitário Internacional. Apesar da ausência de casos humanos da doença no Brasil, seu agente etiológico, a bactéria Yersinia pestis, permanece firmemente arraigado em seus focos naturais. A ocorrência ...
Acute Chagas disease outbreak associated with oral transmission
Dias,Juarez Pereira; Bastos,Claudilson; Araújo,Eline; Mascarenhas,Ana Verônica; Martins Netto,Eduardo; Grassi,Fernanda; Silva,Miralba; Tatto,EricaSeven individuals living in a town in the Southwest of Bahia developed sudden signs of cardiac and systemic impairment, with lethality of 28.6%. Serological tests were positive at least in one test in the five patients examined. Forty percent of the Triatoma sordida mynphs found inside or around Trypanosoma cruzi were found by blood culturig in there out five cases the homes of these cases were positive for Try...
Factors associated with Leptospira sp infection in a large urban center in nort...
Dias,Juarez Pereira; Teixeira,Maria Glória; Costa,Maria Conceição Nascimento; Mendes,Carlos Maurício Cardeal; Guimarães,Patrícia; Reis,Mitermayer GalvãoLeptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that has emerged to cause epidemics in urban communities in developing countries. However, little is known about the infection in the general population. A seroprevalence survey was performed on a random sample of 1,390 subjects in Salvador, Brazil. Data on environmental and socioeconomic factors were collected. The microagglutination test of serum samples was used to show an...