EsSEx: Revista Científica

5-20

Authors: Laura Tiriba Appi, Claudinei Maciel Bueno, Marcelo Eduardo de Souza Conceição

This work deals with a bibliographical review carried out between March and October of 2018, conducted through a search of the national and international database, during which a survey of the existing scientific production was carried out and related to the incidence of infectious diseases that affected the military in the exercise of the profession, as well as the application of measures of control and tracking of these, as well as articles describing the consequences of their transmission in fulfillment of the military service / mission. Articles containing records of the patterns of these diseases and / or consequences attributed to vaccination were also analyzed. From the analysis of the data used in the present work, it is possible to verify the main risks that the infectious diseases, classified by the military as a cause of loss of combat, represent for the work in military missions and the remarkable importance of studies, planning and the correct application of measures for the prevention and cure of these diseases

32-44

Authors: Rafaela Mota Oliveira, Luiz Raphael Mota Oliveira

Dengue is present in nearly the entire country, expansion influenced by unbridled urban development associated with lack of infrastructure and climatic issues. Discuss the epidemiological situation of dengue in Brazilian territory. literature review, with selected publications from the last ten years that presented epidemiological data on dengue. The Center-West region stood out negatively in 2017. The Southeast region always had a large number of notifications, but in 2017 less than a quarter came from that region. The South region, due to climatic and social issues, always contributes with a small number of cases. The Northeast region presents great variations over the years. The North region has a small number of cases, especially in the state of Roraima, but this one has increased in the absolute number in the last years, which can be explained by the immigration issues on the border with Venezuela, an area in which the Brazilian Army has been working and contributing to the improvement of social issues and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. The incidence varies over time and the regions present peculiarities, necessitating specific public policies.

52-70

Authors: Teresa Rachel Junqueira Carbone, Pamela Goldstein Felipe

The recent explosion of dengue cases, the speed at which the virus spreads, the increase in acute and chronic cases of chikungunya including debilitating arthralgia, the increase in microcephaly and Guillan Barré Syndrome reports, call attention to its morbidity and mortality. In addition, it is difficult to make a differential diagnosis between these diseases due to the lack of symptoms. The aim of this article is to contribute to the dissemination of the knowledge of arboviral diseases by presenting their main characteristics. With the rheumatologist's vision, placing the focus to the associated arthropathy, I aim at stating the importance of the control of the vetor Aedes aegypti, when fighting involves the use of the Brazilian Army. For this purpose, the literature was reviewed in the Medline, SciELO, PubMed databases, information published in official web pages of the Ministry of Defense, the Brazilian Army, Fiocruz and electronic news portals, which supported the discussion.