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23/10/2012
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The number of records of babies born with syphilis increased 34% between 2010 and 2011, when 9,374 cases were diagnosed of the disease, according to the Ministry of Health Rio is the state with the highest incidence rate, 9.8 occurrences of each thousand newborns. Triple the national average, which is at 3.3 cases for every thousand live births.
The high rates kindle the alert for pregnant women need to do the test during prenatal consultations.
- Congenital syphilis, transmitted from mother to baby, is an easily preventable disease, and early access to testing is essential to treatment, not only for the baby but for the mother during the prenatal period - the highlights Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Jarbas Barbosa.
Jarbas remember that all pregnant women should take the exam. The disease is preventable in the baby if the mother is treated to a month before delivery. If infected by syphilis, the newborn should be hospitalized for ten days to receive the medication.
The biggest challenge to break the chain of transmission of congenital syphilis, according Jarbas Barbosa, is also dealing with the partner.
- Men resist more in health care, a fact that eventually impacting the family. A partner can be reinfected, even if she takes medication correctly - he explains.
Syphilis transmitted to the fetus by the mother can cause, depending on the severity and manifestation of the disease, bone disorders, central nervous system involvement, and even lead to death.
The goal of the Ministry of Health is to lower the incidence of the disease to less than one in a thousand by 2015. For that it has extended the offer of rapid HIV testing in prenatal care. With the diagnosis, the woman can initiate treatment in the query itself.
Source: Extra Online
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