Countywide : CLIPBOARD : 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 October, the most recent month for which information is available:
NUMBER OF CASES Current Previous October Year to Year to Disease 1990 Date Date Acquired immune(AIDS) 33 400 285 deficiency syndrome Alzheimer’s disease 6 272 *94 and related conditions Campylobacter 33 282 214 Chlamydial infections 252 2,346 **593 Lapse of consciousness 105 1,589 1,416 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis 104 523 411 Gonococcal infection 85 1,131 1,735 Hepatitis A 39 265 402 Hepatitis B 74 486 498 Measles (rubeola) 29 647 374 Meningitis 44 247 184 Non-specific urethritis 186 2,305 **888 Rubella (German measles) 2 75 12 Salmonellosis 48 309 233 Shigellosis 57 285 277 Syphilis 64 411 483 Tuberculosis 33 224 208 TOTAL*** 1,603 15,067 12,135 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
Year to Date % Change Disease 1989-90 Acquired immune(AIDS) +40 deficiency syndrome Alzheimer’s disease +189 and related conditions Campylobacter +32 Chlamydial infections +296 Lapse of consciousness +12 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis +27 Gonococcal infection -53 Hepatitis A -34 Hepatitis B -2 Measles (rubeola) +73 Meningitis +34 Non-specific urethritis +160 Rubella (German measles) +525 Salmonellosis +33 Shigellosis +3 Syphilis -15 Tuberculosis +8 TOTAL*** +24 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
* Includes August-October cases only
** Includes June-October cases only
***Includes diseases other than those shown above
Source: Orange County Public Health Department, “Reported Cases of Specified Notifiable Diseases,” for October, 1990.
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