O presente trabalho tem como objetivo traçar o perfil dos casos Síndrome respiratória Aguda Grave (SRAG) causada por SARS-CoV-2 em idosos com doenças cardiovasculares crônicas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa ecológica e descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa. Foram utilizados os dados registrados, entre o dia 06 de janeiro de 2020 e 03 de setembro de 2021, do Painel Coronavírus, disponibilizado pelo Ministério da Saú...
This study aims to analyze the temporal distribution of human (HVL) and canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in the state of Paraíba between 2012 and 2017, by Intermediate and Immediate Geographic Region (GR). As an ecological study with a quantitative approach, data were collected in the LACEN PB database; Dra. Telma Lobo Central Public Health Laboratory, Paraíba; and refer to positive cases of HVL and CVL pres...
Anacardium occidentale is characterized as a medicinal plant, member of the Anacardiaceae family. Different parts of the plant have multiple pharmaceutical properties, which are related to their derivatives and high levels of secondary metabolites. Thus, the aim of the study is to identify evidence available in the literature about the herbal properties of A. occidentale in articles published in the last ten ye...
The aim of this study was to analyze the health-related quality of life in people infected with American TegumentaryLeishmaniasis, according to sociodemographic and clinical data. Cross-sectional study, conducted in Paraíba, Brazil, in 2019. Twenty-two patients over the age of 18 years old in hospital treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis participated. A questionnaire with sociodemographic and clinical variable...
Parasitic diseases cause symptoms that often incapacitate the individual in the performance of their normal activities. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the socioeconomic profile and quality of life of patients with intestinal protozooses treated in a university hospital. A cross-sectional observational study was carried out using the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire at the Laboratory of Clinical Analy...
The use of plants for the treatment of many diseases comes from the knowledge of ancestors and propagates over the years, proving to be a good alternative, especially for those with low financial resources. Among the diseases treated are the parasitic diseases that are the cause of more than 200 thousand deaths per year. This systematic review search for in the literature plant species used by different communi...
Cissus sicyoides L. (cipó-anil, vegetal insulin) belongs to the family Vitacea. It is much used by the population for the treatment of diabetes. The objective of this research was to perform a phytochemical screening of the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of C. sicyoides to be used as primary source in the toxicological test with Artemia salina L. Were be phytochemical tests on the hydroalcoholic extract of th...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease, with a progressive course, characterized by chronic synovitis that may evolve with deformities and functional disability, and whose early treatment minimizes joint damage. Its etiopathogenesis is not fully elucidated but comprises immunologic responses mediated by T helper cells (Th1). An apparent minor severity of RA in patients from regi...
As parasitoses intestinais – helmintíases e protozooses – são doenças cosmopolitas com maior prevalência em regiões tropicais. Pacientes com diagnóstico de doenças reumáticas autoimunes apresentam, em função da própria doença de base ou de seu tratamento, um maior risco de ocorrência de manifestações graves das parasitoses intestinais. Embora a prevalência dessas parasitoses seja bastante elevada em nosso meio,...
Background and Objectives: It is estimated that intestinal infections caused by protozoa and helminths affect around of 3.5 billion people, causing disease in about 450,000,000 around the world, most of these in children. The purpose of this research was to perform a parasitological and epidemiological study in children and food handlers at a daycare center in a city of Paraíba, evaluating the data collected du...