Con el prop\u00f3sito de reducir las complicaciones asociadas a las hepatitis virales y favorecer su detecci\u00f3n en etapas tempranas, el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) fortalece las acciones de prevenci\u00f3n, diagn\u00f3stico oportuno y tratamiento mediante pruebas r\u00e1pidas gratuitas, estrategias de vacunaci\u00f3n y promoci\u00f3n de h\u00e1bitos que contribuyen a proteger la salud de la poblaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
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En el marco del D\u00eda Mundial contra la Hepatitis, el Seguro Social destac\u00f3 que la identificaci\u00f3n temprana de la enfermedad permite iniciar tratamiento oportuno y disminuir el riesgo de desarrollar cirrosis, insuficiencia hep\u00e1tica y c\u00e1ncer de h\u00edgado, principales complicaciones de las hepatitis B y C.<\/p>\n
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La hepatitis es una inflamaci\u00f3n del h\u00edgado ocasionada por infecciones virales, consumo de alcohol, medicamentos, sustancias qu\u00edmicas o alteraciones del sistema inmunol\u00f3gico. De los cinco tipos de virus identificados \u2014A, B, C, D y E\u2014, los virus B y C representan el mayor riesgo de evolucionar hacia enfermedades hep\u00e1ticas cr\u00f3nicas.<\/p>\n
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Como parte de las acciones para fortalecer el diagn\u00f3stico oportuno, el IMSS pone a disposici\u00f3n de la poblaci\u00f3n pruebas r\u00e1pidas para la detecci\u00f3n de hepatitis B y C. Estos estudios son gratuitos, confidenciales y se realizan con una peque\u00f1a muestra de sangre obtenida por punci\u00f3n en un dedo; el resultado se entrega en un lapso de 10 a 15 minutos y, en caso de ser reactivo, se confirma mediante pruebas espec\u00edficas para determinar si existe una infecci\u00f3n activa.<\/p>\n
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El IMSS subray\u00f3 que la hepatitis C es considerada una enfermedad silenciosa, ya que cerca del 80 por ciento de las personas infectadas no presenta s\u00edntomas despu\u00e9s del contagio y las manifestaciones pueden aparecer hasta 20 o 30 a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde. Cuando se presentan, los s\u00edntomas m\u00e1s frecuentes son cansancio intenso, fiebre, p\u00e9rdida del apetito, n\u00e1useas, v\u00f3mito, dolor abdominal, orina oscura, heces claras e ictericia.<\/p>\n
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En cuanto al tratamiento, el Seguro Social cuenta con antivirales de acci\u00f3n directa altamente eficaces que permiten curar la hepatitis C en pocos meses y controlar la hepatitis B, lo que hace a\u00fan m\u00e1s relevante detectar la enfermedad antes de que provoque da\u00f1os irreversibles en el h\u00edgado.<\/p>\n
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La prevenci\u00f3n es la herramienta m\u00e1s efectiva para disminuir la transmisi\u00f3n de las hepatitis virales. Por ello, el IMSS impulsa la vacunaci\u00f3n contra hepatitis A y B, adem\u00e1s de promover el lavado frecuente de manos, el consumo de agua potable y alimentos preparados con higiene.<\/p>\n
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Tambi\u00e9n se recomienda el uso de preservativo durante las relaciones sexuales, evitar compartir agujas, jeringas, rastrillos o cepillos dentales, verificar que tatuajes y perforaciones se realicen con material est\u00e9ril y realizarse pruebas de detecci\u00f3n cuando exista alg\u00fan factor de riesgo o durante el embarazo.<\/p>\n
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Durante 2025, el Instituto otorg\u00f3 m\u00e1s de 200 mil consultas relacionadas con hepatitis y cirrosis, de las cuales aproximadamente el 25% por hepatitis y un 75 por ciento a cirrosis, lo que refleja la importancia de mantener acciones permanentes de prevenci\u00f3n, detecci\u00f3n y atenci\u00f3n oportuna.<\/p>\n
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En el marco del D\u00eda Mundial contra la Hepatitis 2026, cuyo lema es “\u00a1Hepatitis: Acabemos con ella!”, el IMSS reitera su compromiso de fortalecer el acceso al diagn\u00f3stico, tratamiento y prevenci\u00f3n, en concordancia con el objetivo de eliminar las hepatitis virales como problema de salud p\u00fablica hacia el 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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