Caracterização dos sinais e sintomas dos pacientes vítimas de covid-19 em uma ubs do sul do tocantins
International Journal of Development Research
Caracterização dos sinais e sintomas dos pacientes vítimas de covid-19 em uma ubs do sul do tocantins
Received 29th October, 2021; Received in revised form 27th November, 2021; Accepted 03rd December, 2021; Published online 28th January, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Sara Rodrigues Araujo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introdução: Introduction: Since the 1960, Coronavirus infections have been known, viruses that can cause infections and respiratory symptoms that can range from a common cold to more serious illnesses. Objective: to characterize the signs and symptoms of patients confirmed with Covid-19 treated at the UBS (Basic Health Unit) Sevilla in the municipality of Gurupi, in the south of the state of Tocantins. Materials and method: Descriptive research in which a survey of the number of cases already assisted by the UBS Seville, in the municipality of Gurupi - TO, will be carried out from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021, and will target all patients with SARS-CoV-2 (new coronavirus) monitored by the ESF (Family Health Team) of this UBS. Results: The most prevalent symptoms among those affected by the disease were headache (86%), anosmia (60%), ageusia (53%), fever (53%), cough (51%), asthenia (44%), pain. throat (30%), dyspnea (24%), myalgia (23%), diarrhea (14%), loss of appetite (7%) and nasal congestion (5%). As shown in the graphs below. Conclusion: According to the data analyzed and presented in this study, there is a high prevalence of fever and respiratory symptoms, with cough being the second most prevalent symptom among individuals infected by the coronavirus.
