Percepção das principais zoonoses em escola de ensino fundamental

Abstract

Zoonoses are diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Transmission to humans generally involves contact with infected animals, which eliminate the agent through secretions and indirectly through ingestion of animals and contaminated water. The objective of the study was to investigate and advance basic knowledge about animal health with a focus on zoonoses of importance in public health for students and teachers of the municipal network. The work was carried out at Aldemir dos Reis Conceição elementary school, located in the Alto da Esperança rural community, in the municipality of Itapecuru Mirim / MA and was developed with the support of a semi-structured questionnaire, lectures and educational workshops. The students had an age group ranging from 11 to 14 years of age, attending different primary education classes and, as well as teachers, there is no information on zoonoses. There was great involvement of students, teachers and community members as developed activities. In the perception of the actors involved, the study promoted interest and generated new expectations for knowledge aimed at breeding, with repercussions on the health of animals and man. The education and dissemination of the different segments of society, making possible an exchange of experiences and knowledge for the formation of citizenship and the strengthening of the interactions involving the man and the animals of creation.