Keywords
This article offers a summarized vision of the main influenza epidemics. It tracks the appearance and origin of the 2009 influenza
which was finally denominated as A (H1N1). It presents the main guidelines and steps followed by the World Health Organization facing this new virus. It also explores how this type of influenza was detected in Mexico
and tracks the changes in the strategy followed by Mexican health authorities to face this sudden disease
unknown at first. It inquires if the increase in cases obeys to an anticipated new outbreak or to the continuance of this epidemic. It poses the possible risks that must be faced in a second outbreak
which is predicted to intensify over the Winter season. Finally
it synthesizes the main debates
which have risen around this new type of influenza. influenza estacional
influenza porcina
virus
epidemia
autoridades sanitarias
which was finally denominated as A (H1N1). It presents the main guidelines and steps followed by the World Health Organization facing this new virus. It also explores how this type of influenza was detected in Mexico
and tracks the changes in the strategy followed by Mexican health authorities to face this sudden disease
unknown at first. It inquires if the increase in cases obeys to an anticipated new outbreak or to the continuance of this epidemic. It poses the possible risks that must be faced in a second outbreak
which is predicted to intensify over the Winter season. Finally
it synthesizes the main debates
which have risen around this new type of influenza. influenza estacional
influenza porcina
virus
epidemia
autoridades sanitarias
How to Cite
Reynoso, C. A. (2014). La influenza A (H1N1) y las medidas adoptadas por las autoridades sanitarias. Desacatos. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (32), 35–52. https://doi.org/10.29340/32.381