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Association between Physical Activity and Dengue and Its Repercussions for Public Health: New Insights

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  • Francisco José Gondim Pitanga

    (Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon, s/n, Vale do Canela-, Salvador 40000-000, BA, Brazil)

  • Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo

    (Physical Fitness Research Laboratory from São Caetano do Sul, CELAFISCS, São Caetano do Sul 01010-001, SP, Brazil)

Abstract

Dengue is an endemic disease in tropical countries, mainly in South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa, which, despite having a low lethality rate, can overwhelm health systems. Strengthening the immune system through regular physical activity can be an important tool to prevent contagion, worsening, hospitalizations, and deaths caused by the disease, as seen in the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this point of view aims to analyze the possible association between physical activity and dengue and its repercussions on public health. Comments were made on the main characteristics of dengue as well as on the main vaccines available to date. It was also discussed the impacts of dengue on health systems, in addition to the main repercussions for public health when a very large number of people are infected. It was also commented on the main factors that contribute to the worsening of the clinical stage of dengue, in addition to discussions and reflections on physical activity, strengthening the immune system, and dengue. There are assumptions that regular physical activity can be an important public health strategy to prevent contagion, severity, and hospitalizations caused by dengue and that it needs to be promoted by governments around the world as a tool for preventing and treating not only chronic communicable diseases but also infectious diseases.

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  • Francisco José Gondim Pitanga & Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, 2024. "Association between Physical Activity and Dengue and Its Repercussions for Public Health: New Insights," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(6), pages 1-5, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:6:p:727-:d:1408160
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