Reflexão sobre a importância da participação da comunidade no combate a dengue

Abstract

Dengue is a major Public Health problem that reaches all the world. In Brazil the climate conditions have been favoring the proliferation of the mosquito causing a significant increase in the number of cases in the last few years. In this context, this study aims: to analyze the scientific production about dengue related care directed to this, its etiology, mode of transmission, incubation period, period of transmissibility, clinical manifestation, treatment, reporting, prevention and education and assessment of the impact of mobilizing the population to reduce dengue in the setting of the practice of the Family Health Strategy. This is a study of literature review based on LILACS, SciELO and Brazils Health Ministry Instruction Books online database of scientific studies published in the last 12 years (1998 to 2009). To collect data we used the key words dengue, nursing care and nursing.The reviewed literature indicates that the number of dengue cases is growing in a very concerning way in several brazilian areas. Being a nurse of Familys Health Strategy, weve been noticing a substancial increase in new dengue cases in the city of Bela Vista de Minas. Studies have indicated that one of the ways of dengue epidemic control is trying to eliminate the mosquito Aedes aegypti. To prevent the disease its extremaly important the participation of the population through social mobilization. To enlarge the knowledment about dengue is very positive because it reduces the number of cases. In this context, nursing has a fundamental role in educating the population. The development of educational actions decreases the economic impact over populations health conditions. The facts of witnessing the increase of dengue cases and knowing what to do to prevent it are quite simple and effective to reduce its incidence. We consider extremely important to search, together with the local community, for mechanisms to fight the disease.