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Source: http://kesehatan.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/07/21/15373717/tuberkulosis.di.indonesia.terbesar.ketiga
Google translation:
Tuberculosis in Indonesia Third Biggest
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | 15:37 WIB
KOMPAS.com - Indonesia is the third largest country in the world people who have TB (tuberculosis) after China and India. Said Head of Customer Service and Installation Highlights RSUP Friendship Drg Rani Dwiharjanti in Jakarta.
Based on Household Health Surveys in 2004 showed, TB is the number three cause of death after heart disease and the channel and the first breath of disease infection.
Meanwhile, the number of TB cases in the General Hospital Center (RSUP) has increased each year until the month of May 2009 amounted to 7439 for outpatient cases. The amount increased each year.
"Last year, the number of cases of TB outpatient reached 20,108 people, Inpatient 621 people, and 63 people died, up to now for the month of May 7439 outpatient reach people, Inpatient 142 people and 19 people died," he said.
He added that symptoms of TB disease include cough berdahak for three weeks, shortness breath, coughing up blood, pain in the chest, reduced body weight, decreased appetite, fever more than a week, sweating at night even if the activity does not perform as well as weak and easily tired.
Ways of TB treatment, among others, at least for six months, TB treatment should not be intermittent, devour tunjuklah of Medicine (PMO), and contact the health center or the nearest government hospital for free treatment.
To reduce the number of TB cases, has always RSUP the TB counseling to a number of schools in East Jakarta, TB talkshows, seminars TB, TB clinics, and training in microbiology held every year in RSUP Friendship.
According to Rani, according to WHO, each year the world's estimated there are 8.7 million new TB cases and 1.7 million deaths due to TB. "When the effort is not an adequate control, then 25 years later, the estimated death rate will reach 40 million people in one year, 'he said.
AN
Source: Antara
Google translation:
Tuberculosis in Indonesia Third Biggest
shutterstock.com
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | 15:37 WIB
KOMPAS.com - Indonesia is the third largest country in the world people who have TB (tuberculosis) after China and India. Said Head of Customer Service and Installation Highlights RSUP Friendship Drg Rani Dwiharjanti in Jakarta.
Based on Household Health Surveys in 2004 showed, TB is the number three cause of death after heart disease and the channel and the first breath of disease infection.
Meanwhile, the number of TB cases in the General Hospital Center (RSUP) has increased each year until the month of May 2009 amounted to 7439 for outpatient cases. The amount increased each year.
"Last year, the number of cases of TB outpatient reached 20,108 people, Inpatient 621 people, and 63 people died, up to now for the month of May 7439 outpatient reach people, Inpatient 142 people and 19 people died," he said.
He added that symptoms of TB disease include cough berdahak for three weeks, shortness breath, coughing up blood, pain in the chest, reduced body weight, decreased appetite, fever more than a week, sweating at night even if the activity does not perform as well as weak and easily tired.
Ways of TB treatment, among others, at least for six months, TB treatment should not be intermittent, devour tunjuklah of Medicine (PMO), and contact the health center or the nearest government hospital for free treatment.
To reduce the number of TB cases, has always RSUP the TB counseling to a number of schools in East Jakarta, TB talkshows, seminars TB, TB clinics, and training in microbiology held every year in RSUP Friendship.
According to Rani, according to WHO, each year the world's estimated there are 8.7 million new TB cases and 1.7 million deaths due to TB. "When the effort is not an adequate control, then 25 years later, the estimated death rate will reach 40 million people in one year, 'he said.
AN
Source: Antara