CLIPBOARD : Notifiable Diseases Report

Each week the Orange County Public Health Department reports to the state the incidence of various notifiable diseases in the county. The following table details a selection of these afflictions for November, the most recent month for which information is available:

NUMBER OF CASES 1990 1989 Year to Date November Year to Year to % Change Disease 1990 Date Date 1989-90 Acquired immune 28 428 321 +33 deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Alzheimer’s disease 16 288 *105 -- and related conditions Camplcter 18 300 234 +28 Chlamidial 218 2,564 **874 -- infections Lapse of) 101 1,690 1,555 +9 consciousness (non-alcohol related) Giardiasis 54 577 484 +19 Gonococcal 73 1,204 1,921 -37 infection Hepatitis A 36 301 462 -35 Hepatitis B 39 525 552 -5 Measles 8 655 379 +73 (rubeola) Meningitis 14 261 212 +23 Non-specific 130 2,435 **1,069 -- urethritis Rubella 2 77 13 +492 (German measles) Salmonellosis 34 343 261 +31 Shigellosis 33 318 313 +2 Syphilis 12 423 527 -20 Tuberculosis 14 238 233 +2 TOTAL 1,060 16,127 ****13,739 +17 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES***

* Includes August-November cases only

** Includes June-November cases only

*** Includes diseases other than those shown above

****Includes only partial 1989 reports for Alzheimer’s disease, chlamidial infections and non-specific urethritis.

Source: Orange County Public Health Department, “Reported Cases of Specified Notifiable Diseases,” for November, 1990.