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Microbe/Bug-Busters Visit the Interactive House: An Itinerant Scenographic Device for Health Education
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SUAREZ-FONTES, Ana Márcia et al. Microbe/Bug-Busters Visit the Interactive House: An Itinerant Scenographic Device for Health Education. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, v. 11, p. 333-353, 2021.
2161-7597
10.4236/ojas.2021.112024
2161-7627
Autor
Suarez-Fontes, Ana Márcia
Silva, Juliana Almeida
Silva, Sarah Cristina dos Santos
Souza, Letícia Sant’Anna de
Souza, Daniele Brum de
Lima, Conceição Suarez Fontes de Araújo
Vannier-Santos, Marcos André
Resumen
The term Ecology is derived from οἶκος (Greek “house” or environment), but
our habitations usually overlooked in ecology or environmental studies. The
expression “at home” usually means safety and comfort, but at home we are
under risk of innumerous parasitic/microbial infections and contaminations/
envenomation. During the COVID-19 pandemic we were forced to stay at
home, but the virus and other pathogens were also home-delivered. Educa tion for health is highly effective in health promotion, particularly in poor
areas. Thus, prophylactic interventions approaching household environment
are required. The present activity aims community empowerment and en gagement in controlling parasitic diseases and other infections such as Cha gas disease, leishmaniasis, malaria, arboviruses etc. Inspired on the use of a
house maket by Dr. Virgínia Schall to demonstrate Aedes mosquitoes breed ing sites. We also employ house makets displaying pathogen vectors breed ing/hiding sites. Although some makets can be opened, revealing intradomi ciliary milieu, we intended to offer the public a literally “insider” view of this
largely overlooked scenery. The “Interactive House”, also known as “House
with no viruses and other bugs” is an educative, interactive, ludic device ela borated on an inflatable igloo, with furniture and utensils crafted using
reused/recycled or low-cost materials. Live mosquito larvae were placed at
peridomicile in water-accumulating plant pot saucer, leaves-clogged gutter,
used tire, dog water bowl as well as within the domicile, in the shower drain
trap. Evidengue®, crafted in cloth to block mosquito oviposition developed is
presented. Participants enjoy taking part in the activity, seem amused, play,
laugh and smile while enthusiastically take pictures. This educative activity permits health communication in a ludic interactive way, which may contri bute to health promotion in areas with public health problems.