{"id":53011,"date":"2026-01-25T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igssgt.org\/noticias\/?p=53011"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:08:29","slug":"en-el-dia-mundial-contra-la-lepra-el-igss-informa-previene-y-cuida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.igssgt.org\/noticias\/2026\/01\/25\/en-el-dia-mundial-contra-la-lepra-el-igss-informa-previene-y-cuida\/","title":{"rendered":"En el D\u00eda Mundial contra la Lepra el IGSS informa, previene y cuida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">En el marco del D\u00eda Mundial contra la Lepra, personal m\u00e9dico del Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS) invita a la poblaci\u00f3n a informarse y asumir un rol activo en la prevenci\u00f3n, aun cuando el pa\u00eds no ha reportado casos de esta enfermedad desde 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La lepra, tambi\u00e9n conocida como enfermedad de Hansen, es una infecci\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica causada por la bacteria <em>Mycobacterium leprae<\/em>. Afecta principalmente la piel, los nervios perif\u00e9ricos, las v\u00edas respiratorias y los ojos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53013\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53013\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20265-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20265-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20265-630x420.jpg 630w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20265-534x356.jpg 534w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20265.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guatemala no reporta casos de lepra desde 2022; la informaci\u00f3n y la prevenci\u00f3n son claves para evitar su reaparici\u00f3n.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aunque durante d\u00e9cadas estuvo rodeada de estigmas y desinformaci\u00f3n, hoy se sabe que es una enfermedad curable si se detecta y trata a tiempo.<\/p>\n<p>Entre 1955 y 2022, Guatemala registr\u00f3 303 casos, principalmente en la regi\u00f3n suroriental. En las \u00faltimas dos d\u00e9cadas solo se documentaron 17 casos, resultado de los esfuerzos sostenidos en prevenci\u00f3n, diagn\u00f3stico temprano y tratamiento oportuno.<\/p>\n<p>Estos avances demuestran que la educaci\u00f3n en salud y el acceso a los servicios m\u00e9dicos s\u00ed marcan la diferencia.<\/p>\n<p>A nivel mundial, la lepra a\u00fan persiste en comunidades con acceso limitado a agua potable y atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Por ello, las autoridades de salud insisten en no bajar la guardia y reforzar la informaci\u00f3n preventiva, especialmente en poblaciones con mayor riesgo, como personas inmunosuprimidas, individuos con predisposici\u00f3n gen\u00e9tica y quienes mantienen contacto estrecho y prolongado con personas no tratadas.<\/p>\n<p>La transmisi\u00f3n no es altamente contagiosa y ocurre principalmente por contacto cercano y gotas respiratorias. El tratamiento consiste en una combinaci\u00f3n de medicamentos eficaces que detienen r\u00e1pidamente la transmisi\u00f3n, con una duraci\u00f3n de seis a doce meses, seg\u00fan cada caso.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53014\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53014\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-300x187.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-1024x638.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-768x478.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-674x420.jpg 674w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-696x433.jpg 696w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-1068x665.jpg 1068w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264-534x333.jpg 534w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/IGSS-Dia-Mundial-contra-la-Lepra-20264.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La lepra es una enfermedad curable si se detecta a tiempo; educarse tambi\u00e9n es una forma de proteger la salud p\u00fablica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>El diagn\u00f3stico oportuno, la educaci\u00f3n y la eliminaci\u00f3n de prejuicios son claves para prevenir complicaciones y proteger la salud colectiva. 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