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Physical activity in periods of social distancing due to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 25 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are associated with poor physical and mental health. The article aims to assess the changes in the habits of the Brazilian participants engaged in physical activities in relation to their practices, due the measures of social distancing during the COVID...

Violência contra idosos durante a pandemia de Covid-19 no Brasil: contribuições para seu enfrentamento

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 25 (supl.2), 2020
Resumo O distanciamento social tem sido usado pela maioria dos governos estaduais e municipais do Brasil como principal estratégia para a redução da velocidade de transmissão do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2), agente etiológico da COVID-19. Entretanto, esse isolamento social tem tido várias repercu...

Susceptibility of the Bhopal-methyl isocyanate (MIC)-gas-tragedy survivors and their offspring to COVID-19: What we know, what we dont and what we should?

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 25 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract There is credible evidence that the 1984-Bhopal-methyl isocyanate (MIC)-gas-exposed long-term survivors and their offspring born post-exposure are susceptible to infectious/communicable and non-communicable diseases. Bhopal's COVID-19 fatality rate suggests that the MIC-gas tragedy survivors ar...

La sostenibilidad del sistema de salud y el mercado farmacéutico: Una interacción permanente entre el costo de los medicamentos, el sistema de patentes y la atención a las enfermedades

Salud colect; 16 (), 2020
RESUMEN Ante la amenaza latente de futuras pandemias, este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar -desde el eje de los medicamentos- la sostenibilidad del sistema sanitario, la cobertura, la eficiencia del gasto y su vinculación al sistema de patentes farmacéuticas. En este marco, el sistema de patentes ...

Covid-19, el nuevo reto de la medicina homeopática
Covid-19, the New Challenge of Homeopathic Medicine

Homeopatia Méx; 89 (722), 2020
La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), causada por el nuevo coronavirus tipo 2 del síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS-CoV-2), ha puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de la actualización constante y la resistencia del personal médico, así como la importancia de la organización y capacidad d...

SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil and establishment of a coordinated task network

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in Brazil in February 2020, the first cases were followed by an increase in the number of cases throughout the country, resulting in an important public health crisis that requires fast and coordinated responses. OBJE...

Prevention and control of Aedes transmitted infections in the post-pandemic scenario of COVID-19: challenges and opportunities for the region of the Americas

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenges public health systems around the world. Tropical countries will face complex epidemiological scenarios involving the simultaneous transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with viruses transmitted by Aedes a...

SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic diary: from rumors to the first case. Early reports of molecular tests from the military research and diagnostic institute of Rio de Janeiro

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
Corona virus disease (COVID-19) presents a serious threat to global health. A historical timeline of early molecular diagnostics from government alert (January 22) (D) was presented. After in silico analysis, Brazilian Army Institute of Biology (IBEx-RJ) tested samples in house using real-time reverse tr...

In silico analysis of mismatches in RT-qPCR assays of 177 SARS-CoV-2 sequences from Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) can detect the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a highly specific manner. However, a decrease in the specificity of PCR assays for their targets may lead to false negative result...