Actinomycosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Actinomycosis, or a subtype of Actinomycosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Broader types of Actinomycosis:
Complications of Actinomycosis:
see complications of Actinomycosis
Causes of Actinomycosis: see causes of Actinomycosis
Risk factors for Actinomycosis:
see
risk factors for Actinomycosis
Symptoms of Actinomycosis: see symptoms of Actinomycosis
Complications of Actinomycosis: see complications of Actinomycosis
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Actinomycosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Actinomycosis.
Treatments for Actinomycosis:
see treatments for Actinomycosis
Hospitalization statistics for Actinomycosis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Actinomycosis:
Main name of condition: Actinomycosis
Class of Condition for Actinomycosis: bacterial
Actinomyces israelii
Actinomyces israeli, Actinomyces israelii
Source - Diseases Database
Actinomycetes, Canaliculitis, Keratoactinomycosis, Actinomycetales infection, Canaliculitis, Keratoactinomycosis, Actinomycetales infection, Actinomyces israelii, Actinomycetes
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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