Prevalence and Incidence of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Prevalance of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome:

estimated 1 per 250,000 people suffer from the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 250,000 or 0.00% or 1,087 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 1 per 250,000 people suffer from the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Rare Disease

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or a subtype of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts

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Prevalence/Incidence of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Online Medical Books

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The causative organism in SSSS is group 2 Staphylococcus aureus, primarily phage type 71, which produces exotoxins that cause detachment of the epidermis. Predisposing factors may include impaired immunity and renal insufficiency — present to some extent in the normal neonate because of immature development of these systems.

SSSS is most prevalent in infants age 1 to 3 months but may develop in children. It’s uncommon in adults.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Ehlers-Danlos syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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