Incidence of tuberculosis in the Tatras region

• Authors: Ivica Gulášová , Lenka Gornerová , Ján Breza jr. , Ján Breza

Abstracts

EN

The authors point out that tuberculosis is the oldest infectious killer of humans and today it is such a serious threat to health that the World Health Organization (WHO) equates it to a time bomb. The most common source of infection by mycobacteria tuberculosis to a man is a sick person. Epidemiologically greatest danger is sick person with untreated decay pulmonary tuberculosis whose sputum may spread billions of tuberculosis bacilli every day. The overall situation in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Slovakia is generally favorable, although in the eastern parts of Slovakia incidence is growing rapidly. Slovakia has compared with all Europe small to moderate incidence of this disease and its incidence has downward trend. East Slovakia so far has hot won combat this disease yet. It is therefore necessary to continue effective intervention and prevention to combat the spread of this disease.

Keywords

EN

pulmonary tuberculosis; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; epidemiological situation; region; vaccination

• Publisher: Instytut Studiów Międzynarodowych i Edukacji Humanum
• Journal: Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2(14)
• Pages: 163-170

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Ivica Gulášová

• St. Elizabeth University of Health & Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Lenka Gornerová

• College of Polytechnics, Jihlava, Czech Republic

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Ján Breza jr.

• Urology Clinic and Centre for kidney transplantations, L. Denér Faculty Hospital, Kramáre, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Ján Breza

• Urology Clinic and Centre for kidney transplantations, L. Denér Faculty Hospital, Kramáre, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2157018