Epidemiological profile of accidents with venomous animals in the northern region of Brazil, state of Amazonas/AM

Abstract

Accidents by venomous animals point to a public health problem that causes morbidity and mortality, and the knowledge of this disease through epidemiology is important because it subsidizes information for the creation of strategies that help in the solution of accidents. This is a retrospective, descriptive, epidemiological study, registered from 2018 to 2019, including the type of animal involved in the accident. 3,078 accident cases were reported, with 22 cases in 2018 and 3,056 reported cases in 2019, 13 municipalities recorded these accidents, in the years 2018 and 2019, the age group that most suffered accidents was 20-39 years , this population is involved in local economic activities and, therefore, exposed to venomous animals, the male gender is also more affected by accidents with venomous animals, with the highest number of cases in 2019, men with 2,236 cases reported while than women 820 registered cases. Due to the fact that men are actively engaged in fishing, right in the period of economic activity, they are more susceptible to accidents, and there is a need for health education, as far as prevention is concerned, for the population of the state of Amazonas.