ATTAINMENTS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE TURKMEN SSR

Abstract

Great progress has been made in eradicating infectious diseases in the Turkmen SSR, beginning with construction of the Turkmen Medical Institute, development of a system of a sanitary-epidemiological stations, and organization of a bacteriological institute based on the sanitary-bacteriological laboratory of the republic. Considerable achievements have been made in the field of prophylaxis, including eradication of small pox, parasitic typhoid, malaria, and others, and sharp reduction in the incidence of diphtheria, helminthiasis, leishmaniasis, and other infection and parasitic diseases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688051

Entities

People

  • E. S. Popova

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteria
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques (Medicine)
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Hygiene
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology
  • Organic Compounds
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Protozoan Infections
  • Public Health
  • Public Health Practice
  • Wound Infections

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  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Urban Planning and Geography.