Background: the SARS-CoV 2 pandemic showed us that we were not prepared, that it will not happen again. Objective: to know the level of knowledge about the etiology, symptoms, treatment and prevention of monkeypox disease in health professionals. The study: observational-descriptive, included 251 health professionals, both sexes, voluntary participation. A questionnaire was developed including the variables age, sex and questions about the monkeypox disease, descriptive analysis of the data. Finding: low knowledge about the etiology, symptoms, treatment and prevention of the disease. Less knowledge about forms of contagion (21.9%), incubation time (21.9%), characteristics of the virus (24.3%) and laboratory diagnosis (25.1%); greater knowledge about contagiousness in the incubation period (61.0%), presence of rashes as a characteristic of the disease (53.8%) and lack of specific treatmen...

Objetive: to determine the variables associated with mortality from COVID 19 in the older adult population. The study: observational study, 521 patients aged 60 years and over with a clinical/laboratory diagnosis of COVID -19; variables included age, sex, priority of care, origin, comorbidities, stay, respiratory and heart rate, SO2, temperature and signs/symptoms. Findings: deaths, higher frequency in July (50.7%), 91.9% priority I/II, age 70.1 ± 7.5 years, male (71.0%), HR 103.7 ± 18.1 beats/min, RF 29.4 ± 6.4 breaths/min (p<0.001), SO2 75.1% ± 14.35 and stay 6.9 days ± 5.7; cough (68.3%), fever (38.0%) and headache (23.3%) most frequent signs/symptoms. Asthma was associated with mortality (p=0.049). Conclusions: The elderly is a priority for public health systems; older, male, with fever, cough and asthma have a poor prognosis against COVID-19.

Objetive: To know the profile of the older adult caregiver in a SARS-COV-2 pandemic, Lima-Peru. Materials and methods: observational and cross-sectional study; population made up of 92 caregivers of older adults, non-relatives and who receive remuneration, both sexes, over 18 years of age, voluntary participation; older adults residing in districts of northern Lima, economic stratum C and D. Sociodemographic variables, education / training, vaccines, self-confidence or self-safety, and degree of anxiety or stress were evaluated in the caregiver; the older adult variables included were sociodemographic, vaccines, disabilities and disease. Questionnaire was completed virtually during the last week of March 2020. Results: caregiver profile, mean age 33.48 years, 95.7% female, 77.2% do not have training in hand washing, 96.7% without training in stress management in older adults. Self-confid...