Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Ehrlichiosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Ehrlichiosis:
Broader types of Ehrlichiosis:
Incidence (annual) of Ehrlichiosis: 302 annual cases (203 of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis and 99 of human monocytic ehrlichiosis) notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
Incidence Rate of Ehrlichiosis: approx 1 in 900,662 or 0.00% or 301 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Ehrlichiosis:
During 1986 to 1997, health departments and other diagnostic laboratories reported over 1200 cases of human ehrlichiosis to
CDC (Figure 12). (Source: excerpt from Ehrlichiosis: Epidemiology: DVRD)
Complications of Ehrlichiosis:
see complications of Ehrlichiosis
Causes of Ehrlichiosis: see causes of Ehrlichiosis
Causes of Ehrlichiosis: A history of tick bite or exposure to tick-infested habitats is reported in
50% to 90% of cases. (Source: excerpt from Ehrlichiosis: Epidemiology: DVRD)
Risk factors for Ehrlichiosis:
see
risk factors for Ehrlichiosis
Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis: see symptoms of Ehrlichiosis
Complications of Ehrlichiosis: see complications of Ehrlichiosis
Incubation period for Ehrlichiosis: about 5-10 days
Incubation period for Ehrlichiosis: following an incubation period of about 5-10 days after the tick bite. (Source: excerpt from Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States: Signs and Symptoms: DVRD)
Seasonality of Ehrlichiosis: Most patients with ehrlichiosis are infected in the spring and summer when they are more commonly exposed to vector ticks. (Source: excerpt from Ehrlichiosis: Epidemiology: DVRD)
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ehrlichiosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ehrlichiosis.
Treatments for Ehrlichiosis:
see treatments for Ehrlichiosis
Prevention of Ehrlichiosis:
see prevention of Ehrlichiosis
Main name of condition: Ehrlichiosis
Class of Condition for Ehrlichiosis: bacterial
Human Ehrlichiosis, HE
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