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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Since 1996, fewer than 50 confirmed cases | Since 1996, fewer than 50 confirmed cases of psittacosis have been reported in the United States each year. Many more cases may occur that are not correctly diagnosed or reported.<ref name="urlDisease Listing, Psittacosis, Technical Information | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/psittacosis_t.htm |title=Disease Listing, Psittacosis, Technical Information | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> In the United States, the [[incidence]] of [[psittacosis]] is 0.01 per 100,000 persons. The [[prevalence]] and [[incidence]] of [[psittacosis]] do not vary by gender. There is no racial predilection for [[psittacosis]]; it has been identified in all parts of the world including Africa, China, Europe, and the United States. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | |||
The [[prevalence]] of [[psittacosis]] has not been documented. | |||
===Incidence=== | |||
In the United States, the [[incidence]] of [[psittacosis]] is 0.01 per 100,000 persons. | |||
===Case fatality rate=== | |||
The case fatality rate of [[psittacosis]] has not been documented. | |||
===Age=== | |||
[[Psittacosis]] commonly affects the middle aged between the ages of 35 and 55.<ref name="pmid3343952">{{cite journal| author=Yung AP, Grayson ML| title=Psittacosis--a review of 135 cases. | journal=Med J Aust | year= 1988 | volume= 148 | issue= 5 | pages= 228-33 | pmid=3343952 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3343952 }} </ref> | |||
===Gender=== | |||
Both men and women are affected equally by [[psittacosis]]. | |||
===Race=== | |||
There is no racial predilection of [[psittacosis]]. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [3]
Overview
Since 1996, fewer than 50 confirmed cases of psittacosis have been reported in the United States each year. Many more cases may occur that are not correctly diagnosed or reported.[1] In the United States, the incidence of psittacosis is 0.01 per 100,000 persons. The prevalence and incidence of psittacosis do not vary by gender. There is no racial predilection for psittacosis; it has been identified in all parts of the world including Africa, China, Europe, and the United States.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
The prevalence of psittacosis has not been documented.
Incidence
In the United States, the incidence of psittacosis is 0.01 per 100,000 persons.
Case fatality rate
The case fatality rate of psittacosis has not been documented.
Age
Psittacosis commonly affects the middle aged between the ages of 35 and 55.[2]
Gender
Both men and women are affected equally by psittacosis.
Race
There is no racial predilection of psittacosis.
References
- ↑ "Disease Listing, Psittacosis, Technical Information | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases".
- ↑ Yung AP, Grayson ML (1988). "Psittacosis--a review of 135 cases". Med J Aust. 148 (5): 228–33. PMID 3343952.