Notifiable Diseases Report
Each month the Orange County Public Health Department reports to the state the incidence of various notifiable diseases in the county. The following table details a selection of these afflictions for May, the most recent month for which information is available:
NUMBER OF CASES Current Previous Year to Date May Year to Year to % Change Disease 1990 Date Date 1989-90 Acquired immune 34 199 154 +29 deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Alzheimer’s Disease 27 104 N/A -- and related conditions Campylobacter 20 101 67 +51 Chlamydial infections 252 891 N/A -- Lapse of consciousness 184 919 640 +44 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis 22 195 169 +15 Gonococcal infection 122 552 874 -37 Hepatitis A 39 147 216 -32 Hepatitis B 38 210 235 -11 Lead poisoning 12 78 81 -4 Measles (rubeola) 96 266 197 +35 Meningitis 11 75 63 +19 Non-specific urethritis 248 1,177 N/A -- Rubella 22 44 5 +780 Salmonellosis 31 99 81 +22 Shigellosis 15 68 102 -33 Syphilis 60 212 281 -25 Tuberculosis 18 106 110 -4 TOTAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES* 1,654 6,790 5,046 +35
* Includes diseases other than those listed
N/A: Information not available
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE 12-MONTH TREND
June, 1989: 1,274 Cases
November, 1989: 1,940 Cases
May, 1990: 1,654 Cases
Source: Orange County Public Health Department, “Reported Cases of Specified NotifiableDiseses,” for May 1990.
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