activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about measles. He It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. Are we going to learn more about measles? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. It is transmitted from person to person by coughing, sneezing, close or direct contact with infected nasal and throat secretions. Among the symptoms are high fever, headache, malaise, cough, runny nose and reddish spots on the skin.
Currently, there are no drugs that fight the virus and treatment seeks to relieve symptoms. The main measure against measles is prevention through vaccination. And this strategy is powerful!
Before the creation of the vaccine in 1963, the world registered epidemics every two or three years and about 2.6 million deaths per year. But thanks to the vaccine, the game has turned! Estimates show that between 2000 and 2018 there was a 73% reduction in global measles deaths. This means that more than 23 million deaths were avoided during this period.
In Brazil, the National Immunization Program (PNI) provides, free of charge and routinely in the country's health services, the triple viral vaccine at 12 months of life. She ensures protection against measles, mumps and rubella. After this immunization, the recommendation is to receive the tetraviral vaccine at 15 months of age. In addition to protecting against these three diseases, viral tetra also protects against chickenpox.
Despite the success of vaccination, even today, measles kills about 100,000 people a year worldwide. And in 2019, the scenario got worse. The world has recorded the highest number of cases of the disease since 1996. There were almost 870,000 new infections. There was also a significant increase in the number of deaths, reaching more than 207,000.
That is, the disease is still a concern and, unfortunately, the concern has increased in recent years.
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Question 1 – In “[…] high fever, headache, malaise, cough, runny nose and reddish spots on the skin.”, the text lists the symptoms:
( ) of rubella.
( ) measles.
( ) of the mumps.
Question 2 – In the sentence “Currently, there are no drugs that fight the virus and the treatment seeks to alleviate the symptoms.”, the term “and” indicates:
( ) the sum of facts.
( ) the alternation of facts.
( ) the conclusion of a fact.
Question 3 – In the passage “And this strategy is powerful!”, what strategy is the text referring to?
Question 4 – In the segment “But thanks to vaccine, the game has turned!”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) a cause.
( ) a purpose.
( ) a consequence.
Question 5 – In the excerpt "That means that more than 23 million deaths were avoided in that period.”, the highlighted word:
( ) corrects information.
( ) retrieves information.
( ) complements information.
Question 6 – In “After this immunization, the recommendation is to receive the tetraviral at 15 months old.”, the underlined part expresses:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 7 – The text reveals, in relation to measles, that “there was a significant increase in the number of deaths, reaching more than 207,000” in the year:
( ) 1963.
( ) 1996.
( ) 2019.
Question 8 – Identify the passage that contains an opinion about a fact:
( ) “And, in 2019, the scenario got worse.”
( ) “There were almost 870,000 new infections.”
( ) “[...] the disease is still a concern and, unfortunately, the concern has increased [...]”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
