世界结核病日-2008年3月2 4日(来源于APIC)
1882年的3月24日,罗伯特科赫首次发现结核杆菌,并阐明这种细菌是肺结核( TB )的病原菌 。为纪念这一发现,将每年的3月24日定为世界防痨日。在全世界,结核病仍是传染性疾病的一个主要死亡原因。约20亿人(三分之一的世界人口)感染有结核分支杆菌。2005年,大约有880万人患结核病,其中160万人死于这种疾病。世界防痨日提供了一个平台,使各国的非政府组织及其他合作伙伴,在世界范围内共同开展结核病控制工作。为遏制结核病的流行,探讨存在的问题及研究相应的对策。更多世界防痨日和CDC结核病消除活动资料,从ttp://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday上了解 。
World TB Day - March 24, 2008
World TB Day is observed each year on March 24 to commemorate the date in 1882 when Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Worldwide, TB remains one of the leading causes of death from infectious disease. An estimated 2 billion persons (i.e., one-third of the world's population) are infected with M. tuberculosis. In 2005, approximately 8.8 million persons became ill from TB, and 1.6 million died from the disease. World TB Day provides an opportunity for TB programs, nongovernmental organizations, and other partners to describe problems and solutions related to the TB pandemic and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. Additional information about World TB Day and CDC TB-elimination activities is available at http://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday. |