Category: Covid-19

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be stressful for some people. Fear and anxiety regarding illness can be overwhelming and generate strong emotions in both adults and children. For all the above research question arises as to determine the symptoms of anxiety and depression during the isolation period the outbreak of COVID-19 in Paraguay. Available in English. … Read More →

This outbreak is causing mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear. These mental health problems affect the patients and the general population and also have impact on the attention, understanding and decision-making capacity of medical staff , which could hinder the fight against COVID-19, but they could also have a lasting effect on their overall well-being. Available in English. … Read More →

Thus, considering the imminent risk of unavailability of intensive care beds and respirators for all individuals, affected or not by the disease, it is essential to establish clinical, technical and ethical criteria for the best use of them, to enhance results and generate the best possible benefits. Available in English and Spanish. … Read More →

In the past, news was produced and distributed by a few organizations or private companies, but today, in the Internet and social media age, anyone can broadcast news online. Fake news is better defined as deliberate false information spread via social or conventional media. Fake medical news can mislead in order to damage an organization and/or a person. Another problematic consequence of a fake medical report is to make profits with some specific food, supplement or treatment. Available in English. … Read More →

Besides the biological context, and due to the wide and longlasting changes in daily life it may cause, coping with it represents a challenge to psychological resilience. Previous studies have shown that epidemics and contamination outbreaks of diseases have been followed by drastic individual and social psychosocial impacts, which eventually become more pervasive than the epidemic itself. Available in English. … Read More →

A COVID-19 pandemic decreed by WHO has raised greater awareness of it. The infection reached the mark of 350,000 patients in 33 countries and affected as comorbidities the presence of comorbidities and advanced age. Available in English. … Read More →

In Brazil, according to data from the 180 Hotline provided by the Ministry for Women, Family, and Human Rights, there was a 17% increase in the number of calls denouncing violence against women in the month of March 2020, when the recommendation for social distancing first issued in the country. Available in English and Portuguese. … Read More →

In Brazil, the Unified Health System (SUS) plays the main role in the preparation of the country for this new era. SUS has been acting in the response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) even before the identification of the first case in Latin America, with the declaration of national public health emergency. Available in English. … Read More →

Most of the infected patients present with mild symptoms, not requiring hospitalization. Among those admitted to the hospital, 6% to 10% require admission to the intensive care unit. These recommendations are aimed to support the organization of intensive care services to respond COVID-19, providing optimized care to the patient and protection for healthcare professionals. Available in English and Portuguese. … Read More →

La presente investigación se contextualiza en la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca (situada al norte de España). Se han analizado los niveles de estrés, ansiedad y depresión a la llegada del virus y se han estudiado los niveles de sintomatología psicológica según edad, cronicidad y confinamento. … Read More →

Because of the broad methods for pacifier disinfection and different levels of accessibility to disinfectant agents, the pacifier consensus for decontamination remains unclear. Although the disinfection methods are diverse, the methods suggested to its disinfection were identified and described in this article. Available in English. … Read More →

Once again, a disease advances and worries everyone. Unlike other epidemics and thanks to advances in science, this flu was considered distinct, its etiological agent isolated and identified, and new detection tests were developed in record time. So far there are no effective vaccines or active antiviral drugs for SARS-2, the coronavirus responsible for the so-called COVID-19 flu. Available in English and Portuguese. … Read More →

Preventive infection measures for this virus, as well as epidemiological, pathophysiological, diagnosis, and treatment knowledge in relation to it are extremely needed. Available in English. … Read More →

Nesse texto, nosso objetivo foi o de demonstrar que municípios podem e devem desenvolver ações locais com vistas a garantir a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (SAN) de seus munícipes em tempo de pandemia. Identificamos mecanismos e estratégias intramunicipais e intermunicipais com potencial aplicação direta em outros municípios com perfis similares aos municípios estudados. Tais aplicações podem levar a respostas positivas a iminente crise de SAN intensificada pela COVID-19. Disponível em português. … Read More →

The response to the current COVID-19 pandemics require reflections on the validity of scientific knowledge. While non-pharmacological measures for disease control are providing a worldwide natural experiment, it is highly advised to submit research findings to the scrutinity of renowed epistemologic theories. One should also consider the loosening of methodological criticism in time when diffusion of results is urgently required. Though criticism is perhaps most precious principle of scientific thinking and practice, scientists must find a way into relative consensus that can be translated into public health policies. Available in English. … Read More →