[Epidemiological peculiarities of acute respiratory diseases and its prophylaxis in Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs].

Acute respiratory diseases is the current problem of the medical service and command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In recent years on the background of increase of contract servicemen the total rate of these infections decreased. However, rate of acute respiratory diseases in conscripts remains high and has a tendency to increase. Due to restricted possibilities of immunization in case of acute respiratory diseases it is necessary to improve the non-specific prophylaxis. The guaranty of sanitary-and-epidemiological safety may be active participation of military-and-professional society in realization of lifesaving measures and safety of military service.

[Some epidemiological aspects of respiratory diseases in in-country forces of the ministry of internal affairs of the Russian Federation in 1998-2011].

The authors analyzed the rate of respiratory diseases among the contingent of the in-country forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the last 14 years. It was noted that the rate of respiratory diseases in 2009-2011 is higher than in 1998-2007. It is concerned with cold aggression and factors of intermigling of contingent, and also with mistakes of prevention actions. Improvement of life quality during all types of military service, improvement of prevention measures is necessary for the complex prevention of respiratory diseases.

[Community-acquired pneumonia among the conscripts of Interior Forces in Russia: characteristics of the epidemic process].

The dynamics of the incidence and characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia among the servicemen at the call of Interior Forces of Russia during the period 2000-2010 is analyzed. High frequency of pneumonia among the conscripts is provided by a number of factors: immunodepression during the period of adaptation to military service, the presence of a substantial portion of chronic respiratory disease, chill, overcrowded accommodation in the barracks and the "mixing factor". In recent years the level of this disease has had a positive effect of specific prophylaxis of pneumococcal infections and the transition period of one year of compulsory military service.