RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES OF SERVICEMEN OF INTERNAL TROOPS OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Despite the modern development of medicine, the incidence of respiratory diseases among the Armed Forces personnel is one of the main issues of the military medical service. Currently, the incidence of respiratory diseases is more than 50 % in the structure of general morbidity. In autumn and winter high incidence of respiratory infections can lead to a failure of service and combat missions, while community-acquired pneumonia can be the cause of death of a serviceman. Despite ongoing prevention activities, the level of respiratory diseases in the internal troops remains high, especially high incidence being observed among the troops of a new replenishment.