我们能在2050年前制止结核病传播吗?
(2016-03-24 08:56:45)
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每当你走在人群之中,请想一想以下数据:
你身边的人群中可能有三分之一感染了结核病(TB),其中有百分之十可能发病,而这些人又可能感染其他人。
在3月24日世界防治结核病日(World Tuberculosis Day),世界各地的医卫组织都将阐明必须改善对结合病的诊断和治疗。由1300个医卫组织、研究机构和政府部门组成的国际联盟“防治结核病组织”(StopTB.org)提倡“达及、治疗并治愈每个患者”,这项策略旨在提高感染了广泛传播的结核病病毒的人群的诊断率、医治率和治愈率。
患者未能及时得到诊治的一个常见原因是,咳嗽、发烧和体重减轻等症状往往连续几个月都不明显。患者因而没有及时就医,并将病毒传染给其他人。
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结核病自古以来一直存在,但“防治结核病组织”报告了为消除这个疾病而取得的进展。从1990年到2015年,数千万患者接受治疗后痊愈,结核病死亡率也下降了47%。[世界卫生组织英文报告]
“防治结核病组织计划继续推动这一进展并到2050年使结核病不再成为全球健康问题。
Next time you’re in a crowd, think about this:
One-third of the people around you may be infected with tuberculosis (TB). Ten percent of those folks could develop the disease themselves. Then they might infect others.
On March 24,
People frequently are not diagnosed because the symptoms
—
(State Dept./Jamie McCann)
This disease is as old as recorded history, but StopTB.org reports
progress in stopping it. Tens of millions were cured between 1990
and 2015
StopTB.org has a plan to keep this progress going and
eliminate
The organization works in more than 100 countries, with support
from U.S.-based organizations such as the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International
Development, the U.S. Air Force, Catholic Relief Services, Children
International and others.