Perfil epidemiológico dos casos de Sífilis notificados na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Fernandópolis - SP

Abstract

Syphilis is a chronic infectious disease, caused by the etiologic agent Treponema pallidum. It can be transmitted sexually (acquired syphilis), vertical (congenital syphilis), where the mother transmits the infection to the fetus through the placenta and indirectly, through contaminated objects and blood transfusions. The presentation of the signs and symptoms of the disease is variable and complex. When left untreated, it evolves into more serious forms, which can compromise the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system and the gastrointestinal system. Although treatment with penicillin is effective in the early stages of the disease, prevention methods must be implemented, as acquiring syphilis exposes people to an increased risk for other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), including AIDS. The present study describes the epidemiological profile of the disease in the cases notified to the Municipal Health Department of Fernandópolis, State of São Paulo, Brazil, from January 2011 to December 2018. Data were collected from the notification forms of the System Diseases Information System (SINAN). There was a predominance of the disease in males (63.71%), with complete high school (35.08%), predominance of the white race (68.97%) and age between 20-29 years (34.36 %). Syphilis Notification Sheets are different for the classifications - Acquired, Pregnant and Congenital. This work made it possible to identify the characteristics of syphilis in the population analyzed, in the municipality of Fernandópolis / SP. There was a lack of information, with incomplete data and no answers.