EXPERT: TUBERCULOSIS A REAL THREAT FOR THE WORLD

Panorama.am
17:49 29/11/2007

"Tuberculosis is mainly social in its nature and is widespread in
prisons and armies. Despite of the fact that European countries have
started a program of combat against the disease, the societies in
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Moldova, Armenia and other countries are
not well informed about it," public relations specialist in health
Irina Zatushevskaya told a seminar titled "With unified efforts
against tuberculosis" held in resort town of Tsaghkadzor.

In her words, the societies do not fully understand what kind of
disease that is. Zatushevskaya has revealed through public opinion
polls that tuberculosis "frightens" the whole world. Those who have had
relatives with such a disease know about the illness and the rest do
not have a serious attitude to the problem. "This is very concerning,"
she said.