TROPICAL DISEASES IN THE AMAZON: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL CHALLENGES AND MULTIPROFESSIONAL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE

Abstract

Tropical diseases remain a major public health challenge in the Brazilian Amazon, particularly due to environmental, social, and structural conditions that favor their persistence. This study aimed to analyze the contemporary clinical challenges of major tropical diseases in the Amazon and to discuss multiprofessional strategies for prevention, control, and comprehensive care for affected populations. This qualitative theoretical-analytical investigation was based on an integrative literature review conducted in SciELO, BVS/LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, including studies published between 2015 and 2025. The findings indicate that diseases such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, leprosy, and tuberculosis remain concentrated in areas with high socio-environmental vulnerability, requiring coordinated action among physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, nutritionists, dentists, and community health workers. Multiprofessional practice demonstrated positive effects on early diagnosis, treatment adherence, rehabilitation, and community prevention. It is concluded that addressing tropical diseases in the Amazon depends on the integration of epidemiological surveillance, territory-sensitive public policies, and continuous multiprofessional care capable of promoting comprehensive, humanized, and effective healthcare.