Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome increase in the country among children and adolescents, especially in the age group between 5 and 11 years. The data are from the new InfoGripe bulletin, released this Friday (2) by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The survey considers epidemiological data from August 21 to 27.
Fiocruz points out that it is still not possible to identify the virus responsible for the recent increase in infections associated with severe respiratory syndrome (SARS). Some states in the South and Central-West regions recorded an increase in cases of rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, but the data are still preliminary.
“Because it is a growth restricted to children and temporarily associated with returning to school after school holidays, the current scenario reinforces the importance of minimal care such as good ventilation of classrooms and respect for the isolation of children with symptoms of respiratory infection to adequate treatment and preservation of the health of the school family”, highlights Marcelo Gomes, coordinator of InfoGripe.
Among the general population, there is a decrease in SARS patients in the long-term trend, which reflects the last six weeks, and short-term stability, which considers the last three weeks.
According to Fiocruz, the national curve, which has also pointed out the behavior of Covid-19, remains stabilized, with a level close to that of April this year, considered the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic.
Among the 27 federative units, Acre, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Roraima and São Paulo register a growth in SARS in the long term, but only among children and adolescents.
Nationally, in the last four epidemiological weeks, which consider most of the month of August, of the cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, 71.8% are from Covid-19, 5% from respiratory syncytial virus, 2.6% from influenza A and 0.3% of influenza B. Among the deaths, almost 96% were caused by the coronavirus, in the same period.
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Source: CNN Brasil
