EXPERT: TUBERCULOSIS A REAL THREAT FOR THE WORLD

“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.