The information below shows a list of types of Parasitic Conditions, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Parasitic Conditions. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Toxoplasmosis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Toxoplasmosis (infant) | 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) |
| African Sleeping sickness | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Chagas disease | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Typhoid fever | approx 1 in 786,127 or 0.00% or 346 people in USA | 346 | 346 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999) |
| Typhus | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Worm conditions | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Fluke infections | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Insect parasite conditions | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Helminth infections | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Protozoan infections | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Schistosomiasis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Filariasis | approx 1 in 0 or 0.00% or 0 people in USA | 0 | about 0 cases in the USA (DPD) |
| Trypanosomiasis | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Leishmaniasis | N/A | N/A | No information |
For more information about types of Parasitic Conditions, refer to our section on types of Parasitic Conditions.
The medical term 'incidence' of Parasitic Conditions usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Parasitic Conditions. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Parasitic Conditions 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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