Notifiable Diseases Report

Each week 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 July, the most recent month for which information is available:

NUMBER OF CASES Current Previous July Year to Year to Disease 1990 Date Date Acquired immune 43 291 212 deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Alzheimer’s disease 22 152 N/A and related conditions Campylobacter 17 158 128 Chlamydial infections 196 1,466 112* Lapse of consciousness 143 1,241 956 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis 49 285 272 Gonococcal infection 92 792 1,195 Hepatitis A 10 181 302 Hepatitis B 38 308 340 Lead poisoning 27 160 122 Measles (rubeola) 149 514 294 Meningitis 17 114 115 Non-specific urethritis 182 1,647 * 280 Salmonellosis 47 183 119 Shigellosis 40 139 158 Syphilis 29 291 372 Tuberculosis 36 155 155 TOTAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES*** 1,375 10,087 7,781

Year to Date % Change Disease 1989-90 Acquired immune +37 deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Alzheimer’s disease -- and related conditions Campylobacter +23 Chlamydial infections -- Lapse of consciousness +30 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis +5 Gonococcal infection -34 Hepatitis A -40 Hepatitis B -9 Lead poisoning +31 Measles (rubeola) +75 Meningitis ** Non-specific urethritis -- Salmonellosis +54 Shigellosis -12 Syphilis -22 Tuberculosis ** TOTAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES*** +30

* Includes June and July 1989 cases only

** Less than 1%

*** Includes diseases other than those shown above

Source: Orange County Public Health Department, “Reported Cases of Specified Notifiable Diseases,” for July, 1990.