Countywide : SELECTED REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Diseases reported by Ventura County Public Health:
Intestinal Infections
1989 1988 1987 1986 Campylobacteriosis 43 N/A N/A N/A Giardiasis 101 94 99 91 Salmonellosis 83 126 107 118 Shigellosis 53 131 54 48
Childhood diseases
1989 1988 1987 1986 Measles 8 14 2 6 German measles 4 4 1 15 Whooping cough 3 9 9 5
Venereal diseases
1989 1988 1987 1986 Gonorrhea* 328 420 640 769 Syphilis, infectious 47 103 58 63 Syphilis, non-infectious 33 134 52 3
Other infectious diseases
1989 1988 1987 1986 Hepatitis A** 74 112 110 82 Hepatitis B*** 55 64 118 110 Meningococcal infections**** 8 11 6 1 Tuberculosis 25 25 54 50
* 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.
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