DENGUE, CHIKUNGUNYA AND ZIKA: PREVENTING, COMBATING AND DETECTION OF THE MAIN SYMPTOMS IN MEDICAL TRAINING

Introduction and Objectives: According to the World Health Organization, Brazil has suffered in 2015 an epidemic of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika (DCZ). These diseases have in common the vector, Aedes aegypti, and present similar symptoms as fever, asthenia and headache. The objective is to present the relevance of the training of Medical Students (MS) of Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, in this area, with users of a Unit of Family Health Care, about how to prevent, combat and detect the main symptoms of DCZ in order to reduce its incidence. Method: Through an activity of integration between theory and practice, MS crafted pamphlets and banners to distribute and attach in the Health Unit with information on ways to combat the vector, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Results and Conclusions: After the MS distributed the flyers, they clarified theme questions about the diseases and amplified not only the public's knowledge but their own as well. They found that people with information doesn’t put them into practice, believing that only their action would make no difference in the diseases outbreak. The practice of combating Aedes aegypti, made it possible for MS realize that the main obstacle to the elimination of the diseases is the omission of the population, since the fight against vector is simple and often advertised in the country's media, however, is highly neglected. Therefore, it’s a responsibility of MS the task of raise awareness about the importance of each does their part in fighting against DCZ.