Doenças negligenciadas e bioética: diálogo de um velho problema com uma nova área do conhecimento

Andrade, Bruno Leonardo Alves de; Rocha, Dais Gonçalves

doi:10.1590/1983-80422015231051

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“…Mesmo diante de avanços tecnológicos nas diversas áreas que permitem o tratamento de doenças até então incuráveis, ainda é possível conviver com indivíduos vivendo em condições subumanas, com total predisposição em contrair doenças que não precisariam mais ocorrer. Historicamente, muitos tratam de forma insensível e indiferente um problema cujo impacto se reflete na vida de milhões de pessoas (Andrade;Rocha, 2015). Com a chegada da Pandemia do Coronavírus, situações de desigualdade e vulnerabilidade ficaram ainda mais evidentes.…”

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Mudanças na expectativa de vida no Brasil: analisando o passado e o futuro, de 1950 a 2095

Bomfim

Camargos

2021

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Buscou-se mensurar o percentual de contribuição dos grupos etários avançados nos ganhos em expectativa de vida ao nascer, analisando as mudanças entre 1950 e 2095, a contribuição das causas de morte na variação da expectativa de vida, entre 2010 e 2017, para ambos os sexos, para o Brasil. Foram utilizadas tábuas de mortalidade por sexo, idade e dados de causas de óbito. Utilizaram-se as decompo-sições de Arriaga (1984) e Pollard (1982). Os resultados mostraram que a partir do final da década de 90 e início do século XXI, o grupo etário de 60 anos ou mais se transformou no que mais contribuiu para os ganhos em expectativa de vida, ultrapa-ssando a contribuição do grupo de 0 a 14 anos, aumentando consideravelmente sua contribuição até o final deste século. Para potencializar ainda mais os ganhos em idades avançadas, deve-se ter a ênfase no com-bate as doenças crônicas, bem como suas consequências.

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Mudanças na expectativa de vida no Brasil: analisando o passado e o futuro, de 1950 a 2095

Bomfim

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2021

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“…Infectious and parasitic diseases, often called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and caused by parasites and infectious agents, mainly affect socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, such as poor populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America [ 1 – 5 ]. The main NTDs include soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, rabies, African trypanosomiasis, Chagas' disease, cysticercosis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, and echinococcosis [ 6 ].…”

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Prevalence of helmintic infections in Brazilian Maxakali indigenous: a repeated cross-sectional design

Nacife,

Siqueira,

Barbosa

et al. 2024

Int J Equity Health

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Background The prevalence of intestinal parasites is known to be high among Amerindian populations; further, there are serious problems in the healthcare of these populations in Brazil. The Maxakali, located in the northeastern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is an indigenous group that still preserves many of its cultural aspects. This study aimed to compare the positivity rate of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in this ethnic group in epidemiological surveys conducted in 1972 and 2014. Methods Stool parasitological examinations were performed by the Kato-Katz technique during both periods in this population. In 2014, the parasitological diagnosis was also realized with the TF-Test® technique. Results In 1972, 270 inhabitants were examined. The positivity rates were 67.4% for Schistosoma mansoni, 72.9% for hookworms, 43.7% for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 23.7% for Trichuris trichiura. In 2014, 545 individuals were examined, and the positivity rates obtained were 45.7% for S. mansoni, 22.8% for hookworms, 0.6% for A. lumbricoides, and 2.8% for T. trichiura. Conclusions The comparison of the parasitological surveys conducted in 1972 and 2014, indicates that the indigenous Maxakali remained neglected by the health and indigenous protection authorities during these four decades. The infection rate observed in 2014 for schistosomiasis and hookworm remains high, considering the current epidemiological view of these diseases in the Brazilian population.

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“…Speaking in terms of combat, it is necessary to talk about the so-called "neglected diseases", they comprise a set of 17 diseases that have in common that they are highly prevalent in poor regions with high social vulnerability. Furthermore, these are normally located in tropical areas and have a direct connection with the degree of environmental sanitation, access to drinking water, availability of health services, etc.. 10 .…”

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Endemic tuberculosis in a municipality in the Metropolitan Region of Recife: considerations about coping strategies for a neglected disease

Felix,

Souza,

Silva

et al. 2024

JHS

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Tuberculosis is an infectious disease present throughout the world, whose discovery dates back to the times of Christ. In the year 2022, it was responsible for the deaths of around 1.3 million people worldwide. Brazil is considered one of the countries of interest for the pathology considered by many to be a Neglected Disease. Specifically, in Pernambuco, the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes is considered an endemic location for the disease, with high incidence and prevalence rates. This study carried out documentary research on the combat strategies developed by the municipality against tuberculosis, focusing on Primary Health Care. There was extensive research using digital means, in addition to a visit to the Epidemiological Surveillance sector of the Municipal Health Department of the aforementioned County. Official documents were recovered, as well as specific news on the subject. Two documents stood out regarding the clarity of strategies to combat tuberculosis and the definition of feasible goals. The participation of civil society in the preparation of one of the documents stands out. There is a lack of documents that make clear a line of action, predictable and consistent over time in the fight against tuberculosis, especially in Basic Primary Care. However, new studies are needed to investigate the results of implementing measures to combat tuberculosis in the municipality. Furthermore, increasing the frequency of publications and mass advertising can be useful strategies for engaging in the fight against tuberculosis in this municipality.

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Doenças negligenciadas e bioética: diálogo de um velho problema com uma nova área do conhecimento

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Mudanças na expectativa de vida no Brasil: analisando o passado e o futuro, de 1950 a 2095

Mudanças na expectativa de vida no Brasil: analisando o passado e o futuro, de 1950 a 2095

Prevalence of helmintic infections in Brazilian Maxakali indigenous: a repeated cross-sectional design

Endemic tuberculosis in a municipality in the Metropolitan Region of Recife: considerations about coping strategies for a neglected disease

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