Prevalence and Incidence of Schistosomiasis

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Schistosomiasis: Rare Disease

Schistosomiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Schistosomiasis, or a subtype of Schistosomiasis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Schistosomiasis as a "rare disease". More information about Schistosomiasis is available from Orphanet

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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Schistosomiasis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Schistosomiasis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Schistosomiasis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Schistosomiasis 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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