They are small, they are quiet, but they can create a public health crisis. The real dimension can be much larger than you know.
“A real dimension this problem is probably much larger than statistics suggest. ”
Os scorpions They are invade several cities of Brazil. They are “Take care” from Brazil, in a “silent and growing public health crisis“It reads on the subject.
Official numbers – which may not even reveal the real scenario – are already worrying: between 2014 and 2023, the cases increased more than 250% (almost tripled).
In all, over this decade, almost 1.2 million cases were recorded. And the projections of this study point to a continuous increase, with an estimate of more than 2 million cases by 2033.
“In recent years, growth has been exponential. It is a silent crisis, Because it is not receiving due attention, ”Professor Manuela Pucca, in an interview with the University of São Paulo.
A Mortality rate is very low (0.06%) but there is Other dangers associated with scorpion bites, especially for childrenelderly and people with heart problems.
The stinging person has to be answered quickly. As neurotoxinas From the ven ranks of a scorpion are very small and spread very quickly throughout the body.
From the moment these toxins reach their targets, the difficult anti-schorpionic is less effective, And the treatment is only of symptoms, because it is not possible to reach the toxin.
How do they live in the network of sewage Of cities, contact with scorpions does not depend on people’s hygiene at home. And it is a contact each time most frequent (in the trash, in improper sanitation) due to the lack of urbanization in Brazilian cities.
Can survive 400 days without eatingadapting easily to the hot and dark urban environment in the sewage networks. Can also appear in Very high apartments – Go up on the pipes.
In addition, the climate change (warmer summers and alternating periods of heavy and dry rain) facilitate the proliferation of species populations.
The species Tityus It’s the most worrying: T. Salrulatus, T. Bahiensis, T. Stigmurus e T. dark can cause a worrying poisoning.
There are some tips to to decrease o risk From a scorpion bite: Do not leave objects on the floor, put nets on the windows, prevent curtains or sheets to roll on the floor, keep furniture away from walls (in ons near pouts or vacant lots) to place tiles or other smooth materials around walls to prevent the scorpions from rising, and sealing all sewage entrances and exits to prevent the scorpions from entering.
Earlier this year, a 3 -year -old child died in Jaguariúna (São Paulo); It was bitten by a scorpion that was inside one of its gallohings.
But this is already a global problem: it reaches several areas of Africa, Middle East, southern India, Latin America… In Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Mexico and Venezuela, the increase in cases has been alarming in recent decades.
