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It presents basic information about health on emergencies to travelers.
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Saúde do Viajante , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , Medicina de DesastresRESUMO
It has a list of selected web resources related to mental health and disasters, terrorist attack or other public health emergencies. Some files are in pdf file; it includes videos.
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Efeitos de Desastres na Saúde , Vítimas de Desastres , Saúde MentalRESUMO
It presents information to health professionals on basic management of their own wounds in order to prevent further medical problems.
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Ferimentos e Lesões/complicações , Pessoal de Saúde , Ferimentos e Lesões/terapiaRESUMO
Article published in March, 5, 2010 on the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 59(08) which informs about cases of malaria that hit Haiti during its reconstruction after the earthquake.
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Malária/epidemiologia , Gestão de DesastresRESUMO
It brings information about injuries during and after an earthquake and the importance of first aid to reduce chances of infection.
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Efeitos de Desastres na Saúde , Medicina de Emergência , Ferimentos e Lesões/terapiaRESUMO
It brings information about earthquakes and their relation with crush injuries and crush syndrome, including their definitions, causes, complications and managements.
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Terremotos , Síndrome de Esmagamento/etiologia , Síndrome de Esmagamento/complicações , Síndrome de Esmagamento/prevenção & controleRESUMO
It brings information about injuries during and after an earthquake and the importance of first aid to reduce chances of infection.
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Terremotos , Efeitos de Desastres na Saúde , Medicina de Emergência , Ferimentos e Lesões/terapiaRESUMO
It presents information from the North American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the use of thimerosal in influenza vaccines and its effect to health.
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Timerosal/efeitos adversos , Vacinas contra Influenza/uso terapêutico , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controleRESUMO
It provides tips for relief workers and others traveling to Haiti, including information about recommended vaccines, infectious diseases malaria, dengue, HIV, tuberculosis and anthrax , key items to bring, cares to take while in the country and ways to help maintaining the emotional control.
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Terremotos , Medicina de Desastres , Saúde do Viajante , Socorro em Desastres , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , Estresse Psicológico/prevenção & controleRESUMO
It brings updated information about the consequences of the earthquake in Haiti, including actions to take care before, during and after an earthquake, health topics, safety concerns and related resources.
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Terremotos/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicina de Desastres , Resgate, Assistência e Proteção em Desastres , Assistência Internacional em DesastresRESUMO
Podcast from the North American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which "discusses the use of antiviral drugs for the treatment and prevention of influenza during the 2009-2010 influenza season". Released on December, 23rd; running time: 6min34sec. It can be listened on the browser or by downloading the mp3 file. Video and transcription also available.
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Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Influenza Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controleRESUMO
It presents the most frequent questions from clinicians about influenza H1N1 vaccination.
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Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra Influenza , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1RESUMO
It presents information about the medication used to treat the 2009 pandemic influenza.
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Influenza Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Antivirais , OseltamivirRESUMO
It has free materials about influenza control to the general public. Most of them are flyers in pdf file, but it also has podcasts and a web page.
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Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1RESUMO
It presents tools from the North American CDC for mobile phone or PDA on news about influenza, public health emergencies and more. It includes a page designed to be accessed from mobile devices and also texting.
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Saúde Pública , Influenza Humana , Telefone Celular , Serviços de InformaçãoRESUMO
Guidance from the North American CDC to schools on helping decrease the spread of flu among students and staff during the 2009-2010 school year. It includes preventive actions and what to do in case of infections; with a checklist.
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Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 , Saúde do Estudante , Instituições Acadêmicas , CriançaRESUMO
Guidance from the North American CDC about influenza-associated reporting and surveillance.
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Instalações de Saúde , Notificação de Doenças/métodos , Registros de Mortalidade , Hospitalização , Mortalidade , Influenza Humana/epidemiologia , Surtos de Doenças , Sistema de Vigilância em SaúdeRESUMO
It presents information on how and when to wash hands and also has other resources about this important step to prevent getting sick and spreading diseases.
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Desinfecção das Mãos , Desinfecção das Mãos/métodos , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , HigieneRESUMO
It presents recommendations from the CDC on actions that non-healthcare employers should take now to decrease the spread of seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu in the workplace and to help maintain business continuity during the 20092010 flu season.
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Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 , Saúde Ocupacional , 16054RESUMO
Guidance for institutions of higher education to help on the control of flu spreading among students and staff. It has topics about patient isolation, actions to help on prevention, suspending classes, people involved in with, and about the implementation.
