The pulmonologist estimated the probability of a complete cure for tuberculosis

Pulmonologist, PhD Ivan Tarasenko said that it is possible to cure tuberculosis forever, but it does not always work.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Monday, March 24, he noted that he had observed severe cases of the disease. In the Soviet Union, he said, a very good technology for treating tuberculosis was developed, but there are still cases that do not respond to it.

Tarasenko added that tuberculosis has been and remains a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, with no specific symptoms. If he suspected an illness, he called for a CT scan to be performed according to the testimony of the attending physician, Moscow 24 reports.

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Also on March 24, general practitioner Tatiana Bobrova, in a conversation with RIAMO, said that the symptoms of tuberculosis may resemble a common cold or bronchitis. Pulmonary tuberculosis often begins with a cough and a low fever — it can really be confused with ordinary acute respiratory viral infections or bronchitis. But if the temperature above 37.5 degrees lasts longer than a week, this is an alarming signal.

On March 17, doctor Ekaterina Demyanovskaya, in an interview with RT, stated that hygiene and BCG vaccination would protect against tuberculosis. According to her, an infected person secretes bacteria when coughing, sneezing or talking. If the contact with the patient was short-lived, and the interlocutor has a strong immune system, the disease will not develop. Among the key measures for tuberculosis prevention, the expert singled out maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 360.ru .

In October, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced that the incidence of tuberculosis in Russia, as well as mortality from this disease, had reached historic lows. According to him, the situation has been improved over the past 20 years thanks to the successful implementation of state programs to combat tuberculosis and socially significant diseases, the NSN notes.

On March 6, doctor Natalia Vasilyeva named ways to recognize the first signs of tuberculosis.