SELECTED REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Diseases reported to the Los Angeles County Department of Health:
Year to Year to August August Date Date 1988 1987 1988 1987 Intestinal Infections Amebiasis 31 46 175 224 Campylobacteriosis 117 114 455 546 Giardiasis 97 99 540 707 Salmonellosis 131 195 748 854 Shigellosis 177 105 629 520 Childhood diseases Mumps 10 11 71 31 Measles 12 5 127 15 German measles 4 2 15 20 Whooping cough 2 5 28 27 Scarlet fever 90 38 368 269 Venereal diseases Gonorrhea 2,465 2,764 13,806 20,210 Penicillin-resistant gonorrhea 166 134 497 855 Syphilis, primary and secondary 283 286 1,774 1,944 Other infectious diseases Hepatitis A* 113 101 575 617 Hepatitis B** 76 84 366 542 Meningococcal infections*** 16 19 176 199 Tuberculosis 122 112 743 806
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Nov. 30, 1988 SELECTED REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Los Angeles Times Wednesday November 30, 1988 Home Edition Metro Part 2 Page 2 Column 1 Metro Desk 6 inches; 189 words Type of Material: Correction
Due to an error at the Los Angeles County Department of Health, the Times was given incorrect communicable disease figures for August. Below are the actual August figures:
Year to Year to August August Date Date 1988 1987 1988 1987 Intestinal Infections Amebiasis 46 38 244 298 Campylobacteriosis 148 136 285 772 Giardiasis 140 131 780 930 Salmonellosis 204 193 1,048 1,201 Shigellosis 400 167 1,236 793 Childhood diseases Mumps 4 3 83 42 Measles 16 4 176 20 German measles 3 3 18 35 Whooping cough 3 8 39 37 Scarlet fever 28 15 421 311 Venereal diseases Gonorrhea* 2,469 2,722 18,359 26,272 Penicillin-resistant gonorrhea 288 114 977 1,128 Syphilis, primary and secondary 36 271 2,398 2,693 Other infectious diseases Hepatitis A** 88 108 757 818 Hepatitis B*** 62 65 484 681 Meningococcal infections**** 9 17 196 257 Tuberculosis 136 160 1,002 1,091
Diseases may have been diagnosed prior to month reported.
* Gonorrhea cases include cases of penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.
** Hepatitis A is spread by fecal-contaminated water, food or household contact with an infected person.
*** Hepatitis B is spread by contaminated blood, unsterile needles or sexual contact.
**** Meningococcal infections can cause spinal meningitis and blood poisoning.
Source: L. A. County Department of Health Services Research: Tracy Thomas / Los Angeles Times
GRAPHIC-TABLE: SELECTED REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Diseases may have been diagnosed prior to month reported.
* Hepatitis A is spread by fecal-contaminated water, food or household contact with an infected person.
** Hepatitis B is spread by contaminated blood, unsterile needles or sexual contact.
*** Meningococcal infections can cause spinal meningitis and blood poisoning.
Source: L.A. County Department of Health Services Research: Tracy Thomas / Los Angeles Times
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