Comportamiento epidemiológico de la lepra en Costa Rica, de 2012 al 2017
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2018
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Rivera Chavarría, Ana Leonor
Espinoza Aguirre, Azálea
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La lepra es una patología infecciosa crónica propia del ser humano, de evolución lenta, curable, producida por Mycobacterium leprae y Mycobacterium lepromatosis, que afecta principalmente a piel y sistema nervioso periférico. Se describe algunas características epidemiológicas de la lepra en Costa Rica durante el periodo 2012-2017. Este estudio mostró una tasa de prevalencia inferior a uno por diez mil habitantes a nivel nacional. No obstante, persiste el reporte de casos nuevos en todo el país y en algunas regiones en mayor proporción que otras, lo que indica que la transmisión de la enfermedad continúa como un riesgo potencial en las familias especialmente.
Leprosy is chronic infectious, slowly developing progressive disease that damages the skin and d and nervous system caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, which mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous system. We describe some epidemiological characteristics of leprosy in Costa Rica during 2012-2017. This study showed a prevalence rate less than one per ten thousand inhabitants nationwide. Nevertheless, new cases continue to be reported throughtout the country and in some regions in greater proportion than others, indicating that transmission of the disease persists as a potencial risk especially in families.
Leprosy is chronic infectious, slowly developing progressive disease that damages the skin and d and nervous system caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, which mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous system. We describe some epidemiological characteristics of leprosy in Costa Rica during 2012-2017. This study showed a prevalence rate less than one per ten thousand inhabitants nationwide. Nevertheless, new cases continue to be reported throughtout the country and in some regions in greater proportion than others, indicating that transmission of the disease persists as a potencial risk especially in families.
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Lepra, Epidemiología, Tendencia, Leprosy, Epidemiology, Tendency, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis