{"id":576,"date":"2020-05-05T11:16:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scemt.org\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2020-05-05T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:16:31","slug":"24-de-abril-dia-mundial-de-la-meningitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scemt.org\/?page_id=576","title":{"rendered":"24 de Abril: D\u00eda Mundial de la Meningitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/scemt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200424_141558_0000-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>En este d\u00eda se busca crear conciencia sobre una enfermedad grave que afecta las membranas que rodean el cerebro y la m\u00e9dula espinal.<\/p>\n<p>La meningitis es la inflamaci\u00f3n de las meninges. Esta puede tener una causa bacteriana, viral, parasitaria o mic\u00f3tica, aunque tambi\u00e9n puede aparecer por causas no infecciosas como reacciones qu\u00edmicas, alergias a medicamentos, algunos tipos de c\u00e1ncer y enfermedades inflamatorias como la sarcoidosis. En el peor de los casos puede poner en riesgo la vida, necesitando tratamiento de emergencia.<\/p>\n<p>Los signos y s\u00edntomas iniciales pueden ser similares a los de la gripe, manifest\u00e1ndose durante varias horas o d\u00edas. Entre ellos podemos nombrar: fiebre alta repentina, rigidez en el cuello, intenso dolor de cabeza, n\u00e1useas y\/o v\u00f3mitos, convulsiones, sensibilidad a la luz, falta de apetito o sed, entre otros.<\/p>\n<p>El diagn\u00f3stico se realiza en funci\u00f3n de la historia cl\u00ednica, un examen f\u00edsico, an\u00e1lisis bioqu\u00edmicos y ex\u00e1menes imagenol\u00f3gicos, como ser hemocultivos, tomograf\u00eda computarizada o resonancia magn\u00e9tica, y punci\u00f3n lumbar para extraer el l\u00edquido cefalorraqu\u00eddeo y ayudar a identificar la causa.<\/p>\n<p>El tratamiento depende del tipo de meningitis. La meningitis bacteriana aguda debe tratarse de inmediato con antibi\u00f3ticos intravenosos y, a veces, con corticoesteroides. En el caso de la meningitis viral, el tratamiento de los casos leves suele consistir en reposo, abundante l\u00edquido y analg\u00e9sicos para reducir la fiebre y aliviar el dolor generalizado; el m\u00e9dico puede recetar corticoesteroides y un medicamento anticonvulsivo. Para tratar la meningitis mic\u00f3tica se usan medicamentos antif\u00fangicos. En caso de que la causa no se puede determinar con precisi\u00f3n, se puede iniciar el tratamiento antiviral y antibi\u00f3tico mientras se encuentra el origen de la inflamaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>La meningitis no infecciosa debida a una reacci\u00f3n al\u00e9rgica o a una enfermedad autoinmune puede tratarse con corticosteroides. En algunos casos, es posible que no se necesite ning\u00fan tratamiento porque la enfermedad puede resolverse por s\u00ed sola. La meningitis asociada al c\u00e1ncer requiere un tratamiento para el c\u00e1ncer en cuesti\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Las complicaciones pueden ser graves. Cuanto m\u00e1s tiempo pase sin tratamiento, mayor es el riesgo de sufrir convulsiones y da\u00f1os neurol\u00f3gicos permanentes.<\/p>\n<p>La meningitis se puede prevenir mediante el lavado de manos, \u00a0cubrirse la boca al toser o estornudar, y por supuesto, vacun\u00e1ndose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&lt;&lt; La vacunaci\u00f3n es el mejor m\u00e9todo de prevenci\u00f3n. &gt;&gt;<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En este d\u00eda se busca crear conciencia sobre una enfermedad grave que afecta las membranas que rodean el cerebro y la m\u00e9dula espinal. La meningitis es la inflamaci\u00f3n de las meninges. 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