Incidence Statistics for Types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
The information below shows a list of types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion,
with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion.
Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Incidence Statistics for Types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Hepatitis B |
approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA |
200,000 |
200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| Chronic Hepatitis B |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hepatitis C |
approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA |
150,000 |
150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| Chronic Hepatitis C |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| HTLV-1 |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Malaria |
approx 1 in 151,111 or 0.00% or 1,800 people in USA |
1,799 |
1,800 cases annually (1997); 1,666 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
|
| Tropical Spastic Paraparesis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
For more information about types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion,
refer to our section on types of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion.
About incidence:
The medical term 'incidence' of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion usually refers
to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Diseases contagious from blood transfusion.
Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers
to the estimated population
of people who are managing Diseases contagious from blood transfusion at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had
a medical condition for a long time).
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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