Proposta de intervenção para redução dos casos de pessoas contaminadas por esquistossomose em um distrito de Caratinga Minas Gerais

Abstract

This project presents a proposal for intervention for team Family Strategy Santa Iphigenia, in order to reduce cases of people infected by schistosomiasis in the district of Santa Iphigenia, municipality Caratinga - MG which today affects about 2,572 people in the population of this area. Schistosomiasis is caused by helminth Schistosoma mansoni, is the snail intermediate host both having relationship with water for evolution of their growth cycle to infect man, his new host ending the cycle. The high prevalence is related to the conditions and quality of life, lack of sanitation, health education, working conditions for rural population, control of snails, chemotherapy, climate and the lack of measures that make the Control Program schistosomiasis ( PCE ) of the Ministry of health is efficien, making the disease as a public health problem. This work considered for construction of the action plan, in addition to situational analysis, research database SIAB, review of online journals in Google Scholar, SciELO, VHL, books and manuals, and the Ministry of Health websites on topic. The action plan built identified the need to create partnerships between government, society, Syndicated Rural Workers and Primary Health Care, each in their field while interacting for this proposal is efficient and reaches its goal: reducing the incidence of the disease. It is believed that this proposal puddle reduce dengue cases in the region by improving the quality of life of the population.