REMEMBER WHEN NEW MEXICO WAS THE PLACE TO GO TO RECOVER FROM TUBERCULOSIS? WELL, THE STATE NOW SAYS IT’S MAKING GAINS AGAINST THE DISEASE WITH A 66 PERCENT DROP IN CASES IN THE STATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. DIANA FORTUNE IS THE TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE TELLS US IT’S BEEN HELPFUL THAT MANY NEW MEXICANS HAVE ALSO QUIT SMOKING CIGARETTES, WHICH CAN BE A RISK FACTOR.
FORTUNE SAYS THERE WERE 37 CASES OF T-B IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR … COMPARED TO 89 21 YEARS AGO.
REMEMBER WHEN NEW MEXICO WAS THE PLACE TO GO TO RECOVER FROM TUBERCULOSIS? WELL, THE STATE NOW SAYS IT’S MAKING GAINS AGAINST THE DISEASE WITH A 66 PERCENT DROP IN CASES IN THE STATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. DIANA FORTUNE IS THE TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE TELLS US IT’S BEEN HELPFUL THAT MANY NEW MEXICANS HAVE ALSO QUIT SMOKING CIGARETTES, WHICH CAN BE A RISK FACTOR.
FORTUNE SAYS THERE WERE 37 CASES OF T-B IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR … COMPARED TO 89 21 YEARS AGO.
