Prevalence and Incidence of Slap-cheek syndrome
Slap-cheek syndrome: Rare Disease
Slap-cheek syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Slap-cheek syndrome, or a subtype of Slap-cheek syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Slap-cheek syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts
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Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease):
Parvovirus B19 - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Most B19 infections occur in school-aged children.
- Route of spread includes exposure to:
- Nasal secretions
- Aerosolized large-droplet respiratory secretions
- Blood (1,011 virions/mm or serum in patients with hereditary hemolytic anemias)
Parvovirus B19 - incidence
Attack rates: From 15–60% of susceptibles (i.e., seronegative) will become infected on exposure.
Parvovirus B19 - prevalence
Seroprevalence of B19 IgG antibodies:
- >5 years old: 2–9%
- 5–18 years old: 15–35%
- Adults: 30–60%
- Elderly: 90%
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Slap-cheek syndrome usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Slap-cheek syndrome at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Slap-cheek syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Slap-cheek 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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