Relevant Aspects of Epidemics and Pandemics in Mexico: From the Perspective of Health Law.

ABSTRACT

Throughout history, Mexico has been affected by major epidemics and pandemics, for this reason the health system of each era has had to develop, adopt and perpetuate multiple actions and health security measures, in which the following measures stand out vaccination, adequate personal hygiene, a balanced diet, water chlorination, suspension of some activities, adequate disinfection of public places, preventive and disinfection measures in homes, quarantine, isolation or confinement, correct use of face masks, avoid crowded places, prohibit or avoid collective meetings, this just to mention the most relevant. The aforementioned cares have been implemented with the intention of mitigating and eradicating its spread, as well as reducing its morbidity and mortality from it. The COVID-19 pandemic, like other pandemics that have arisen over time in México, have affected various aspects such as economic, social, political and especially sanitary health. As time has passed, the crisis that the health sector is going through has become evident, which has forced the corresponding health authorities to make multiple efforts to face it and try to cope with these epidemics and pandemics. In this article we make a brief account of the epidemics and pandemics that have affected Mexico from the year 1450 to 2020, as well as the historical evolution of the pertinent health authorities and the general aspects of health law. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] A lo largo de su historia, México ha sido afectado por diversas epidemias, así como pandemias, y el sistema de salud de cada época ha tenido que desarrollar, adoptar y perpetuar múltiples acciones y medidas de seguridad sanitarias, entre las que destacan las siguientes vacunación, higiene personal, sana alimentación, cloración del agua, suspensión de actividades, desinfección de lugares públicos y casas, cuarentena, confinamiento o aislamiento, uso de cubrebocas, evitar lugares concurridos, prohibición de reuniones colectivas, por mencionar las más relevantes. Todo lo anterior se ha implementado con la intención de mitigar y erradicar su propagación;así como disminuir su morbilidad y mortalidad. La pandemia por COVID-19, al igual que todas las epidemias y pandemias que se han presentado en México, ha trastocado diversos aspectos como el económico, social, político y sanitario. En cada época se ha hecho evidente la crisis por la que atraviesa el sector salud, lo cual ha implicado que las autoridades sanitarias realicen múltiples esfuerzos para hacerles frente y tratar de sobrellevarlas. En este escrito hacemos un breve recuento de las epidemias y pandemias que han afectado a México, desde el año 1450 hasta el 2020, la evolución histórica de las autoridades sanitarias y los aspectos generales del Derecho Sanitario. (Spanish) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM is the property of UNAM, Facultad de Medicina and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)