Alveolar Hydatid Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alveolar Hydatid Disease, or a subtype of Alveolar Hydatid Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Alveolar Hydatid Disease: Introduction
Broader types of Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
Geography Profile for Alveolar Hydatid Disease: AHD is found worldwide, mostly in northern latitudes. Cases have been reported in central Europe, Russia, China, Central Asia, Japan, and North America. In North America E. multilocularis is found primarily in the north central region from eastern Montana to central Ohio, as well as Alaska and Canada. Human cases have been reported in Alaska, the province of Manitoba, and Minnesota. Prevalence among wild foxes and coyotes is high, and may reach over 50% in some areas; however, even in these areas, transmission to humans has been low. (Source: excerpt from Alveolar Hydatid Disease: DPD)
Complications of Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
see complications of Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Prognosis of Alveolar Hydatid Disease: If left untreated, infection
with AHD can be fatal. (Source: excerpt from Alveolar Hydatid Disease: DPD)
Risk factors for Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
see
risk factors for Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Symptoms of Alveolar Hydatid Disease: see symptoms of Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Complications of Alveolar Hydatid Disease: see complications of Alveolar Hydatid Disease
More information:
see contagiousness of Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Alveolar Hydatid Disease.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Alveolar Hydatid Disease.
Treatments for Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
see treatments for Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Prevention of Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
see prevention of Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Research for Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
see research for Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Hospitalization statistics for Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Alveolar Hydatid Disease:
Organs and body systems related to Alveolar Hydatid Disease include:
Main name of condition: Alveolar Hydatid Disease
Class of Condition for Alveolar Hydatid Disease: parasite worm
Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcosis, Echinococcus granulosis, E. multilocularis
Echinococciasis, multilocular, Echinococcosis, alveolar, Echinococcus multilocularis
Source - Diseases Database
Alveolar echinococcosis, AE
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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