Objective: To evaluate the presence of flu-like syndrome suggestive of COVID in men who have sex with men MSM and engaged in casual sex during a period of social isolation. Results: 1, MSM participated in the survey, of which Social, demographic characteristics, sexual practices and activities during the period of social isolation were statistically associated with the presence of flu-like syndrome.
Conclusion: Evidence of signs and symptoms indicative of flu-like syndrome suggestive of COVID 19 in Brazilian MSM who were involved in casual sex during the period of social isolation. Resultados: 1. Eight months later, the disease has killed more than , people around the world, , of them in Brazil alone, by the end of August 2. In general, in Brazil, the definition of a suspected case of COVID can be based on signs and symptoms of flu-like syndrome FS and severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS , with three possibilities of confirmation, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Health 5 : 1.
By clinical-epidemiological criteria: case of FS or SARS with clinical confirmation associated with anosmia or acute aging; 2. By clinical-epidemiological criteria: case of FS or SARS with a history of close contact or in an area of sustained transmission community , in the 14 days before the appearance of signs and symptoms with a confirmed case for COVID; 3. Because it is considered, until then, the greatest health challenge of the 21st century, due to the high rates of transmissibility and the deficient capacity of mitigation and mass testing, social isolation is being pointed out as the most recommended and adopted mitigation measure to reduce the probability of the infectious agent transmitting among the population, thus delaying the quantity of those infected by the disease 6.
However, its adhesion has oscillated negatively, especially in Brazil 7. A possible explanation for this can be found in the finding that social isolation has generated impacts on the physical, psychological and sexual health of individuals 8 - 9. Little is known about the real role and impact of sexual relations with casual partners in the current pandemic situation of COVID Studies 11 - 12 show that the continuous state of partial detachment can make people more likely to neglect isolation in pursuit of interaction or sexual pleasure.
Casual sexual relations with one or multiple partners can be an important route of contamination and transmission of the viruses that cause COVID 12 - 13 , since they involve the meeting of two or more people for a considerable time in an enclosed space. In order to raise associations, not yet tested in the literature, between potential sexual exposure to SARS CoV-2 through casual sex and the development of signs and symptoms of flu-like syndrome suggestive of COVID, we developed this study.
