Title
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric infections during natural disasters
Other title
[Prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento de infecciones pediátricas en desastres naturals]
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The objective of this review was to provide guidelines regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common infectious diseases in children during natural disasters, including floods such as those that occurred in the summer of 2017 in Peru. This instrument should be used by physicians and health personnel working in primary health care. The management of diarrheal, respiratory, skin, and eye diseases, vector-transmitted diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, and zoonoses such as leptospirosis is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the essential aspects of health education for the population, particularly preventive health, including the use of potable water, breastfeeding, immunization, hand washing, and vector control.
Start page
723
End page
730
Volume
34
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85040232589
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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