Prevalence Statistics for Types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
The information below shows a list of types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles,
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 |
| Endocarditis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Group A Streptococcal Infections |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hepatitis |
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
|
| HIV |
approx 1 in 302 or 0.33% or 900,000 people in USA |
899,999 |
900,000 Americans (NIAID, quarter are unaware)
|
| AIDS |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| HTLV |
N/A |
N/A |
uncommon
|
| HTLV-1 |
N/A |
N/A |
uncommon
|
| Invasive group A Streptococcal disease |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
approx 1 in 4 or 23.90% or 65 million people in USA |
64,999,999 |
65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC)
|
| Streptococcal Infections |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tropical Spastic Paraparesis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tuberculosis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
For more information about types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles,
refer to our section on types of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Diseases contagious from intravenous needles at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Diseases contagious from intravenous needles is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
