Normalizando la pandemia

How ‘endemic’ became a euphemism

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  • Brigitte Nerlich Reino Unido

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Claridadescrf.v14i2.15237

Palabras clave:

Covid, Coronavirus, Manejo de enfermedades, Endémico, Eufemismo, Pandemia

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En 2019, un nuevo coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, se extendió por todo el mundo y se declaró una pandemia mundial a principios de 2020. Actualmente, la pandemia aún no se ha controlado. Con el tiempo, muchas palabras nuevas se han filtrado en el lenguaje común y las palabras antiguas han cambiado de significado. En este artículo, sigo el desarrollo semántico de la palabra "endémica" que se extendió del discurso científico al discurso político y luego al discurso público y se convirtió en un eufemismo. A la gente se le dice que ahora debe ‘vivir con’ la pandemia, una pandemia que ya no es peligrosa, porque se ha vuelto endémica. Este uso eufemístico de 'endémico' tiene graves consecuencias para el manejo de la pandemia y el control de enfermedades, no solo en países como el Reino Unido, donde la palabra se ha vuelto 'endémica', sino en todo el mundo, ya que la palabra tiene la función social de ocultar la circulación del virus y normalizar la propagación de la infección, incluso la muerte.

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2022-11-14

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Nerlich, B. (2022). Normalizando la pandemia: How ‘endemic’ became a euphemism. Claridades. Revista De Filosofía, 14(2), 183–195. https://doi.org/10.24310/Claridadescrf.v14i2.15237

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