Monday, May 20, 2013

Increase multiple sclerosis cases in Italy - ANSA.it

Into ROME – will be the voices and faces of young people who have multiple sclerosis, but do not give up fighting the protagonists of the initiatives this year during the week to raise awareness about this disease, which affects an increasing number of Italians. He remembers the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association (AISM), which organizes the event next Saturday 2 June to coincide with the World Day which is celebrated on May 29.

The campaign theme will be ‘precisely ‘Young and Sm’ to remember how the first signs may come already ‘in adolescence. The peak of disease onset in fact, that in Italy affects 68 thousand people (there were 65 thousand last year and 61 thousand in 2011), 600,000 in Europe and ab out 3 and a half million in the world, is between 20 and 40 years, but cases are encountered under 15 years. To understand what it means to be young and have Multiple Sclerosis International Federation has created the campaign ‘What is your motto’, in which six boys with Sm have shared their mottos of identity, relationships, future. Brenda, for example, one of the girls who launched the campaign, said: “I was relieved when I got the diagnosis because I knew what I had. On the other hand, I was only 20 years old and I was worried for the future.” The initiative ‘open to all, and to participate just go to the site www.aism.it / giornatamondialesm, which contains information on the week and the chance’ to make donations.

During the week we will talk about ‘also search in 40 conferences throughout Italy where he will be’ Meet researchers and ‘touch’ progress in combating the disease, and there will be ‘even chance’ to see images of great photographers that depict the life of people with multiple sclerosis through the exhibition ‘Under Pressure’, that after the Milan stage with his giant 30 ‘will go down in Rome” on the occasion of the week.

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