出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Introduction: Measles is an acute and severe disease, common in childhood, viral in nature, exanthematous, infectious, and transmissible, with the following main symptoms: high fever, above 38.5°C, generalized maculopapular exanthema, coryza, cough, conjunctivitis and Koplik's wounds. Objective: To analyze the causes of the resurgence of measles in Brazil, in the period 2010-2020. Method: This is an epidemiological, descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study, using secondary data from the Sistema de Informao de Agravos de Notificao (SINAN), Programa Nacional de Imunizaes (PNI), Boletins Epidemiológicos do Sarampo e pela Informe Técnico da 8a Campanha Nacional de Seguimento e Vacinao de Trabalhadores da Saúde contra o Sarampo. Results/Discussion: This study revealed that the return of measles cases in Brazil in recent years is associated with incomplete vaccination coverage, low vaccination rates, mobility of people from different locations, false news, neglect of public health management, population misinformation on the subject, and the increase in anti-vaccine campaigns. Conclusion: Vaccination is the most effective and safe way to fight measles. Such justification is considered necessary, therefore, vaccination campaigns should be conducted annually to achieve the vaccination coverage recommended by the Ministry of Health, to report information about the safety of vaccination and that it does not cause side effects, being one of the best strategies to remedy the Fake News.
