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<br /> 34 <br /> <br />Communicable Diseases <br /> <br />Communicable Disease <br />Communicable diseases spread from one person to another or from animal to person. The spread often <br />happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or other bodily fluid. The terms <br />infectious and contagious are often used interchangeably to describe communicable disease53. Table 8 <br />lists the reported communicable diseases and conditions from 2011 – 2014 among Orange County <br />residents. <br /> <br />Table 8: Reported Communicable Diseases and Conditions in Orange County by Year <br />Number of Cases <br />Disease/Condition 2011 2012 2013 2014 <br />Campylobacter 18 31 25 21 <br />CJD 1 0 0 0 <br />Cryptosporidium 1 3 8 7 <br />Dengue 1 0 0 0 <br />E.coli (Shiga-toxin producing) 4 2 4 5 <br />Ehrlichiosos 6 4 4 4 <br />Encephalitis (arboviral) 0 0 0 2 <br />Group A Strep (invasive) 2 1 5 5 <br />Haemophilus influenza, invasive 0 0 1 2 <br />Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome 0 0 1 0 <br />Hepatitis A 0 1 1 0 <br />Hepatitis B (Acute) 3 0 0 0 <br />Hepatitis B (Chronic)* 32 24 17 12 <br />Hepatitis B (Perinatal) 2 12 1 10 <br />Influenza Death** 1 0 0 0 <br />Legionellosis 0 0 1 2 <br />Lyme 8 3 3 5 <br />Malaria 0 2 1 3 <br />Measles 0 0 8 0 <br />Meningococcal Disease 1 0 0 1 <br />Pertussis 4 23 4 10 <br />Q Fever 0 0 0 1 <br />Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever 8 24 16 19 <br />Rabies (Animal) 12 13 13 22 <br />Possible Rabies Contacts 301 333 418 523 <br />Salmonellosis 26 21 21 27 <br />Shigellosis 0 0 4 1 <br />TB 3 2 3 1 <br />Toxic Shock Syndrome 1 0 1 0 <br />Tularemia 0 1 0 0 <br />Vibrio 1 0 1 0 <br /> <br />