Bank Of Baku

WHO: Alarming Rise in Drug-Resistant TB in Europe

WHO: Alarming Rise in Drug-Resistant TB in Europe
# 14 September 2011 04:58 (UTC +04:00)
Baku-APA. The World Health Organization is reporting what it calls an alarming and dramatic rise in the number of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, APA reports quoting voanews.com website.

WHO regional director for Europe Zsuzsanna Jakab calls TB an old disease that never went away and is now evolving with a vengeance. Tens of thousands of new cases are being reported every year in Western and Eastern Europe.

The WHO says it has developed a new action plan to help fight the disease. The plan includes emphasizing the need for doctors and patients to be more aware of the symptoms of TB to ensure a speedy diagnosis. It also says patients’ failure to properly take their medications has helped strains of drug resistant TB to develop.

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria that destroys lung tissues. It is highly contagious and easily spread by coughing.






1 2 3 4 5 İDMAN XƏBƏR
#
#

THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED