Profile and epidemiology of leprosy in human in Alagoas from 2016 to 2017

Abstract

Leprosy is a chronic contagious infectious disease that affects man, being difficult to diagnose and prolonged incubation time, ranging from 2 to 10 years, the methodology developed in the present study was based on data from the Health Information System Report (SINAN) to identify the epidemiological profile of people affected by leprosy in the state of Alagoas in the years 2016 - 2017, analyzing variables such as gender, age group, mode of detection, diagnostic evaluation, cure evaluation, skin lesions, clinical form , affected nerves, operational classification. There was a significant reduction in the percentage of leprosy cases in 2016 with 72% and 2017 with 28%. The largest age groups were 35-49, 50-64 and 20-34, respectively. The differences between the sexes are relatively clear regarding the largest number of cases, although affecting both sexes, there is a predominance of males with 53% and females with 47%, among other data diversity related to leprosy. It is concluded that the use of secondary data, it was possible to carry out the epidemiological analysis and profile of leprosy infected in the state of Alagoas, leprosy is transmitted mainly by the upper airways and has treatment and cure.