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Diseases » Viral diseases » Prevalence

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Viral diseases

The information below shows a list of types of Viral diseases, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Molluscum contagiosum	N/A	N/A	Common.
HTLV	N/A	N/A	uncommon
HTLV-1	N/A	N/A	uncommon
HIV/AIDS	approx 1 in 302 or 0.33% or 900,000 people in USA	899,999	900,000 Americans (NIAID, quarter are unaware)
Human Papillomavirus	approx 1 in 13 or 7.35% or 20 million people in USA	19,999,999	20 million Americans currently infected (NIAID; CDC 2001)
Herpesvirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Herpes	N/A	N/A	No information
Genital herpes	approx 1 in 4 or 24.63% or 67 million people in USA	66,999,999	67 million people (NIAID)
Viral dysentery	N/A	N/A	No information
Categories of viruses by their structure:	N/A	N/A	No information
RNA virus	N/A	N/A	No information
DNA virus	N/A	N/A	No information
retrovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Large category groups of viruses:	N/A	N/A	No information
herpesviruses	N/A	N/A	No information
arenavirus	N/A	N/A	No information
coronavirus	N/A	N/A	No information
enterovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Common cold	N/A	N/A	No information
Flu	N/A	N/A	No information
Measles	N/A	N/A	No information
Rubella	N/A	N/A	No information
Chicken pox	N/A	N/A	No information
Mumps	N/A	N/A	No information
Polio	N/A	N/A	No information
Rabies	N/A	N/A	No information
Mononucleosis	N/A	N/A	No information
Ebola	N/A	N/A	No information
Respiratory syncytial virus	N/A	N/A	No information
Dengue fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Yellow fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Lassa fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Arenaviruses	N/A	N/A	No information
Bunyavirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Filovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Flavivirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Hantavirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Rotavirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Viral meningitis	N/A	N/A	No information
West Nile fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Arbovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Parainfluenza	N/A	N/A	No information
Chickenpox	N/A	N/A	No information
Smallpox	N/A	N/A	No information
Epstein-Barr virus	approx 1 in 5 or 20.00% or 54.4 million people in USA	54,400,000	as many as 20% of people carry the virus in their throats
Dengue hemorrhagic fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Cytomegalovirus	approx 1 in 2 or 50.00% or 136 million people in USA	136,000,000	50% approximately; almost half of young adults (NIAID)
Infant Cytomegalic virus	N/A	N/A	No information
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy	N/A	N/A	No information
Viral gastroenteritis	N/A	N/A	No information
Acute Appendicitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis A	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA	1,499,999	estimated 1.5 million HBV carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001)
Chronic Hepatitis B	approx 1 in 362 or 0.28% or 750,000 people in USA	749,999	750,000 people in the United States (NIAID)
Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers
Chronic Hepatitis C	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Hepatitis D	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis E	N/A	N/A	No information
Hepatitis X	N/A	N/A	No information
Cold sores	approx 1 in 2 or 50.00% or 136 million people in USA	136,000,000	estimated 50 to 80% of Americans have HSV-1
Ocular Herpes	approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA	400,000	400,000 Americans have had some form
Meningitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Encephalitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Shingles	N/A	N/A	No information
Pneumonia	N/A	N/A	No information
Encephalitis, California serogroup viral	N/A	N/A	No information
St. Louis encephalitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Rift Valley Fever	N/A	N/A	No information
Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Hendra Virus	N/A	N/A	No information
Enteroviruses	N/A	N/A	No information
Astrovirus	N/A	N/A	No information
Adenoviruses	N/A	N/A	No information
Japanese encephalitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis	N/A	N/A	No information
Roseola infantum	N/A	N/A	No information
Sandfly fever	N/A	N/A	No information
SARS	N/A	N/A	No information
Warts	N/A	N/A	No information
Cat scratch disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Slap-cheek syndrome	N/A	N/A	No information
Orf	N/A	N/A	No information
Pityriasis Rosea	N/A	N/A	No information
Lyssavirus	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Viral diseases

For more information about types of Viral diseases, refer to our section on types of Viral diseases.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Viral diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Viral diseases at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Viral diseases is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.