Campaign against tuberculosis
March 24 is the World Tuberculosis Day
Today one could see posters with the words "I Stop Tuberculosis," "Armenia without Tuberculosis" in Yerevan's most crowded places - in metro stations, in front of churches and squares. Passers-by were distributing flyers on ttuberculosis and its prevention.
The action was initiated by the RA Ministry of Healthcare, National Office for Struggle against Tuberculosis and international organizations.
Narine Mejlumyan, the acting head of the National Office for Struggle against Tuberculosis, says there are 3446 TB carriers in Armenia including those already discharged from hospitals. 1474 of them are under constant supervision.
Tuberculosis is contagious and spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes or talks.Communication with infected people, especially in closed areas, is dangerous. Yet, the tubercle bacilli are killed by heat under the direct influence of sun rays.
More than 20 million people die of TB every year. Tuberculosis can be cured if revealed in due time.
