Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Endocarditis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Group A Streptococcal Infections |
approx 1 in 31,249 or 0.00% or 8,704 people in USA |
8,704 |
3.2 cases per 100,000 (DBMD)
|
| Hepatitis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hepatitis A |
approx 1 in 8,500 or 0.01% or 32,000 people in USA |
32,000 |
32,000 new cases in the USA 1992 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| Hepatitis B |
approx 1 in 1,359 or 0.07% or 200,000 people in USA |
200,000 |
200,000 to 300,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| Chronic Hepatitis B |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hepatitis C |
approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA |
150,000 |
150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| Chronic Hepatitis C |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hepatitis D |
approx 1 in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA |
70,000 |
70,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
|
| HIV |
approx 1 in 6,800 or 0.01% or 40,000 people in USA |
40,000 |
approximately 40,000 annual cases in USA (NIAID)
|
| AIDS |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| HTLV |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| HTLV-1 |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Invasive group A Streptococcal disease |
approx 1 in 114,189 or 0.00% or 2,382 people in USA |
2,382 |
2,382 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1.95 per 100,000 in Canada 20001
|
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
approx 1 in 17 or 5.62% or 15.3 million people in USA |
15,300,000 |
15.3 million annual cases (NIAID)
|
| Streptococcal Infections |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tropical Spastic Paraparesis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tuberculosis |
approx 1 in 14,814 or 0.01% or 18,360 people in USA |
18,360 |
18,361 cases annually in the USA (1998); 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die; 17,531 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 5.50 per 100,000 in Canada 20001
|
The medical term 'incidence' of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles usually refers
to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles.
Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers
to the estimated population
of people who are managing Diseases contagious from intravenous needles 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.
