Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: RAFAELA ALVES VICENTE RODRIGUES DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RAFAELA ALVES VICENTE RODRIGUES DA SILVA
DATE: 27/04/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala da Secretaria Integrada de Pós-Graduação do Centro de Tecnologia da UFRN
TITLE:

Coronavirus-19 and basic sanitation: relationships and impacts

KEY WORDS:

CORONAVIRUS 19; PANDEMIC; SANITATION; COMPLEXITY; CAUSE AND EFFECT;

PAGES: 31
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Química
SUMMARY:

The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has spread across the world quickly and devastatingly. The first case was diagnosed in Wuhan, China, since then, COVID-19 has nearly five million fatalities. Faced with the public health and health crisis, competent bodies try to prevent and mitigate the spread of the disease by adopting and encouraging behavioral measures and hygiene actions for the population, especially constant hand hygiene with soap and water or 70° alcohol. The entry of the new coronavirus into the human body is via the upper airways, transmission mainly occurs in direct contact with infected, expelled droplets and suspended aerosols. The infected person may have mild symptoms such as cough, fever, tiredness and diarrhea, as well as more severe symptoms such as severe acute respiratory syndrome. The infection mainly affects the respiratory organs, however, it can affect the kidneys, heart and gastrointestinal tract.

Due to infection in the gastrointestinal tract, the virus can be excreted in faeces and consequently in wastewater. Based on this premise, several studies were developed as a way to investigate the presence and persistence of viral RNA in the feces of infected people, as well as in wastewater and contaminated water supply. Although the fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has not been reported, viral RNA has been detected in faeces and wastewater, but it is uncertain whether it survives long in the environment and what variables influence its survival in this environment. quite. Furthermore, there is still no standardized technique for its detection. Despite the uncertainties related to SARS-COV-2, waterborne diseases are already part of human history, aquatic pathogens are health risks and several viruses are included in this class. Research carried out with other Coronaviruses has identified that they can survive in untreated water and sewage. Available evidence suggests that water contaminated with sewage water is a potential route of faecal oral transmission. Furthermore, raw or even processed wastewater is a potentially important environmental sign for COVID-19 infection in humans in a community. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic renewed attention to the importance of safe water and sanitation services in protecting human health. Access to piped water and sanitation infrastructure likely reduces the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, facilitating frequent hand washing and reducing the contact individuals have with wastewater, since, due to inadequate services, the population is vulnerable transmission of infectious diseases. With this work we propose to establish theoretical-scientific aspects that allow us to understand the effects of basic sanitation in the prevention and combat of pandemics caused by viruses. We will also seek to carry out theoretical constructions that help us understand the impact of human practices on the development of the pandemic, addressing measures to fight pandemics and their connection with the environment, with regard to basic sanitation. We will also present historical and regulatory frameworks on human practices adopted to combat this and other pandemics, objectively showing their principles and effects.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2929066 - ANDRE LUIS LOPES MORIYAMA
Interno - 349801 - CARLSON PEREIRA DE SOUZA
Externa ao Programa - 2668814 - MAGNA ANGELICA DOS SANTOS BEZERRA SOUSA