The information below shows a list of types of Diseases contagious from saliva, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Diseases contagious from saliva. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Common Cold | approx 1 in 4 or 22.79% or 62 million people in USA | 62,000,000 | 62 million cases (NIAID); 23.6 per 100 (NHIS96); estimated 1 billion colds in the USA annually; Children get 6-10 yearly, adults 2-4 yearly; over 60's less than 1 a year. |
| Flu | approx 1 in 3 or 36.00% or 97.9 million people in USA | 97,920,000 | 36 per 100 (NHIS96); 35 million annually up to 50 million annually (NIAID/CDC); 10-20% yearly (NIAID) |
| Upper Respiratory Infection | N/A | N/A | No information |
| meningitis | approx 1 in 10,879 or 0.01% or 25,000 people in USA | 25,000 | approximately 25,000 cases of bacterial meningitis annually in USA; 206 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) |
| Bacterial meningitis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Mononucleosis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Epstein-Barr virus | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Cold sores | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Cytomegalovirus | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Molluscum contagiosum | N/A | N/A | No information |
| 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 |
| Polio | approx 1 in 0 or 0.00% or 0 people in USA | 0 | 0 annual cases of paralytic poliomyelitis notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999) |
For more information about types of Diseases contagious from saliva, refer to our section on types of Diseases contagious from saliva.
The medical term 'incidence' of Diseases contagious from saliva usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Diseases contagious from saliva. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Diseases contagious from saliva 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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