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We aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of suicide victims of exogenous poisoning in the metropolitan region of Goiânia and to propose measures and intervention strategies for the issue in question. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study which assessed data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases in the metropolitan region of Goiânia, covering the reported cases of ex...
Introduction: Fake news is defined as articles that are intentionally false, verifiable and that can mislead readers. Objective: To describe the impact of fake news on scientific research in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State. Method: This is an experience report lived from October to November 2019 by researchers at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). The area of collection of fake news reports comprises th...
The undergraduate course curriculum in Medicine, under the student perspective, takes on a mostly theoretical character and lacks practical teaching pedagogical strategies based on students' experiences with the community. In this sense, university extension acquires an inseparable character to higher education, allowing the filling of gaps in the construction of knowledge. Thus, the objective of the present ar...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic in Minas Gerais (MG) resulted in a decrease of the demand for healthcare, such as outpatient consultations, exams and elective surgeries, as one of the contingency strategies. Objective: To analyze deaths from respiratory and cardiac causes during the first half of 2020 occurring in households and hospitals in MG. Methodology: The causes of deaths were analyzed using data fro...
Introduction: A novel type of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is responsible for an unprecedented pandemic with profound socioeconomic consequences. Owing to its recent discovery, the virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 still represents a great unknown to researchers. This study aims to establish the spatio-temporal associations of the incidence, mortality, and the rate of both rapid and R...
Introduction: The economic impact of the COVID-19’s pandemic and the interruption of several commercial activities is substantial. In Brazil, there is discussions about the need to establish periods of greater flexibility in measures of social isolation, to cover the economic’s impact in the country. In this context, effective Epidemiological Surveillance is essential. Objective: To analyze the epidemiological ...
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, undifferentiated febrile illnesses are being less detected and / or confused in clinical diagnoses, which implies in late treatments and a worse prognosis. Objective: Evaluate hospitalizations and the mortality rate of undifferentiated febrile illnesses that occurred simultaneously with COVID-19 in Brazil. Method: A descriptive and quantitative analysis of the number ...
Objective: To characterize anti-rabies prophylaxis in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Methodology: Was based on the use of the Tabwin 3.2 data tabulator for the evaluation of the notification records of the Notifiable Diseases Information System, from 2008 to 2017. Results: In the chosen temporal cut 23,090 anti-rabies prophylaxis was reported in the city in 2018. The most affected were men 50.79%, and th...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:43:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-11-01; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Royal Society Te Aparangi Rutherford Discovery Fellowship; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Background: Hantavirus disease in humans is...