AVALIAÇÃO DOS ASPECTOS BIOLÓGICOS E AMBIENTAIS DA EXPOSIÇÃO A PESTICIDAS POR AGENTES DE SAÚDE DO CONTROLE DE ENDEMIAS DA CENTRAL DE UBV DE GOIÂNIA, GOIÁS

Abstract

The use of pesticides in public health to control endemic diseases in Brazil, was remarkable in the mid 50s, parallel to and deliberate misuse of these inputs, without great care about the biological and environmental risks, arising from its use. However, in view of the imbalance between risks and benefits of their effectiveness, the damage to human and environmental health, it is suggested that the space usage of pesticides in vector control, reserves the cases of outbreaks. Therefore, it is assumed that the continuous monitoring and frequent in some biological markers in individuals who are subject to occupational exposure to chemicals could ultimately lead, in advance, to medical intervention, as well as studies to better characterize these intoxications. Where this monitoring does not occur, the diagnosis of intoxication becomes insufficient, causing negative effects on human health and the environment. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the biochemical profile / hematology of public health officials to control vectors in occupational exposure to pesticides. The study population consists of 46 agents to combat endemic Center UBV, Goiânia, Goiás For characterization of this population, a questionnaire was applied lifestyle, based on the specs of Toxicology Research and Customer Information System Diseases Notification. In parallel, blood samples were collected to perform the biochemical and hematological (based on "Protocol for Health Care Workers Exposed to pesticides Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Care Worker Differentiated Complexity"), which were processed in the Laboratory Clinical Analysis of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás health workers combating endemic diseases are predominantly men, with adulthood, understood, mostly between 40 and 59 years with education level of high school. Of these, 21.7% of the ACEs have smoking habit, and 54.4% of alcohol consumption. These agents work on average more than 20 years in combating vectors, for about 8 hours daily. The pesticide currently used by over they are malathion, an organophosphate moderately toxic and ultra low volume. Despite continuous exposure and ultra low volume, some agents complained of symptoms, such as excessive salivation (19.6%), cough (28.3%), nausea (17.4%), vomiting (10, 9%), diarrhea (15.2%), tingling of feet and / or legs (39.1%), tingling of the hands and / or arms (43.5%), bradycardia (10.9%), headache (56.5%) and watery eyes (39.1%). However, no major changes were evident hematologic and biochemical, except for the values slightly increased indirect bilirubin, total cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides, which are not able to specify clinical and by the presence of slight relative lymphocytosis with atypical lymphocytes observation. Concluding that, despite symptomatic complaints, these health workers have biochemical and haematological profile within the normal range, thus requiring, in its follow-up, a greater emphasis on history.