El ignorado papel de la transmisión militar de Covid-19
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covid-19, militares como vectores de transmisión, transmisión civil-militar de enfermedades infecciosas, militarización d ela salud pública, política crítica de salud públicaResumen
Con el desarrollo de las tecnologías de la comunicación y el transporte, el aumento del comercio internacional y los movimientos masivos de población, han aumentado las posibilidades de transmisión de agentes de enfermedades infecciosas de persona a persona, junto con la necesidad apremiante de comprender sus mecanismos de transmisión y desarrollar respuestas eficaces para contener su propagación. Desde el inicio de la pandemia de Covid-19, las pruebas masivas, el rastreo de contactos, el aislamiento de los casos confirmados y los diversos grados de restricción de los movimientos de población han contribuido a aplanar la curva global de la enfermedad. Sin embargo, el papel de la transmisión militar en la propagación del Covid-19 se ha pasado por alto en gran medida, no sólo por parte de los propios militares, sino también por parte de los funcionarios gubernamentales, los responsables políticos e incluso los profesionales médicos, a pesar de la abundante literatura que abarca al menos un siglo y que aporta pruebas del papel de los militares como transmisores de patógenos. Llamamos la atención sobre esta omisión, ofrecemos una instantánea de las pruebas históricas de la transmisión militar-civil de enfermedades infecciosas y su impacto desproporcionado en las poblaciones vulnerables, y subrayamos la necesidad de reconocer el papel descuidado de los militares como vector de enfermedades para el diseño y la aplicación con éxito de una política de salud pública más equitativa Covid-19.
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