Sarampo no Brasil: influência de fake news nas taxas de adesão a cobertura vacinal

Abstract

Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can be transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets. It causes symptoms from the simplest, such as runny nose and malaise to even the most serious ones like pneumonia. The main form of prevention is through vaccination, which is provided free by SUS - the Unified Health System. Health professionals are responsible for promoting preventive actions, promoting health and ensuring effective social communication. Trying to anticipate the so-called fake news - which is quickly disseminated on social networks and which currently has a high negative persuasive power in the face of public health. Therefore, this work aims to highlight the challenges of nursing in the prevention of Measles and the promotion of health actions, in view of the spread of so-called fake news and anti-vaccine groups.