Infectious Disease
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Number of new tuberculosis cases: 13,779 (2006)
- Number of new salmonella cases: 45,808 (2006)
- Number of new Lyme disease cases: 19,931 (2006)
- Number of new meningococcal disease cases: 1,194 (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008 Tables 50
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of visits to office-based physicians for infectious and parasitic diseases: 26.7 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Summary, Table 12
- Number of hospital outpatient department visits for infectious and parasitic diseases: 3.5 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 10
- Number of hospital emergency department visits for infectious and parasitic diseases: 3.5 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Emergency Department Summary, Table 10
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