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WHY IS MULTIPLE SCLROSIS SO COMMON AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN AMENIA?
Tert.am
16:05 01.11.10
Like all over the world, an increased rate of nervous and
cardiovascular diseases is observed in Armenia by every year. Those
diseases tend to "get younger," which according to specialists,
is caused by hard "socio-economic" conditions.
On the one hand, young people nowadays have more prospects than
30-40 years ago, on the other hand, however, life has become very
complicated for them, Elmira Gevorgyan, chief neurologist of Yerevan,
told jounrlists today.
Specialists are concerned by the sharp increase in the number of people
suffering from multiple sclerosis. The incidence of this disease has
grown 20-30 times over the past 20 years. It should not be linked to
the sclerosis which occurs in elderly people. This is something new
for Armenia, and its causes are unknown. It has different sympotms in
different people and is believed globally to be caused by some virus,
the chief neurologist stressed.
According to her, the treatments methods help mitigate the disease.
Although such patients live long, they may acquire disability in
case they don't get treatment at the early stages of the disease,
she added.
Touching upon the most widespread diseases in our popoulation, the
doctor pointed out to myocard ifnarction which commonly occurs in men
and appopplexis which is more widespread among women. As a main cause
of these diseases she pointed out to high blood pressure. To that
end, the specialist recommended that patients having blood pressure
problems permanently take medicines regularly.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
16:05 01.11.10
Like all over the world, an increased rate of nervous and
cardiovascular diseases is observed in Armenia by every year. Those
diseases tend to "get younger," which according to specialists,
is caused by hard "socio-economic" conditions.
On the one hand, young people nowadays have more prospects than
30-40 years ago, on the other hand, however, life has become very
complicated for them, Elmira Gevorgyan, chief neurologist of Yerevan,
told jounrlists today.
Specialists are concerned by the sharp increase in the number of people
suffering from multiple sclerosis. The incidence of this disease has
grown 20-30 times over the past 20 years. It should not be linked to
the sclerosis which occurs in elderly people. This is something new
for Armenia, and its causes are unknown. It has different sympotms in
different people and is believed globally to be caused by some virus,
the chief neurologist stressed.
According to her, the treatments methods help mitigate the disease.
Although such patients live long, they may acquire disability in
case they don't get treatment at the early stages of the disease,
she added.
Touching upon the most widespread diseases in our popoulation, the
doctor pointed out to myocard ifnarction which commonly occurs in men
and appopplexis which is more widespread among women. As a main cause
of these diseases she pointed out to high blood pressure. To that
end, the specialist recommended that patients having blood pressure
problems permanently take medicines regularly.
From: A. Papazian