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 February, the most recent month for which information is available:
NUMBER OF CASES 1992 1991 Year to Date February Year to Year to % Change Disease 1992 Date Date 1991-92 Acquired immune 67 160 73 +119 deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Chlamydial infections 268 645 508 +27 Lapse of consciousness 115 230 268 -14 (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis 43 82 77 +6 Gonococcal infection 107 272 161 +69 Hepatitis A 27 47 47 -- Hepatitis B 59 159 85 +87 Meningitis 27 47 39 +21 Non-specific 127 279 372 -25 urethritis Salmonellosis 19 52 46 +13 Syphilis 44 69 77 -10 Tuberculosis 28 81 47 +72 TOTAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES* 1,099 2,490 2,569 -3
* Includes diseases other than those shown above
Source: Orange County Public Health Department, “Reported Cases of Specified Notifiable Diseases,” for February, 1992.
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