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What is the incidence of lupus in children worldwide?
Lupus statistics for the number of children worldwide with lupus are not available. Since lupus is not a contagious disease, there are no reporting requirements to any agencies that gather this data. In developing countries, many people do not have access to doctors who can properly diagnose the disease, so many cases go undiagnosed. Some lupus statistics are drawn from hospital discharge statements, however, the discharge statement might not reflect the diagnosis. Doctors have no agency to which to report cases of lupus. Some data, like that of the Lupus Foundation of America, is based on telephone surveys and extrapolated to the general population. There really is no answer to your question.
How many people in the world have lupus?
It is estimated that 5 million people have lupus worldwide.
What is the population of blacks worldwide?
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How many people have Lupus around the world?
It is estimated that over 5 million people worldwide have lupus. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect anyone, but it is most common in women of childbearing age. The exact number of people with lupus can vary depending on the source and methodology of data collection.
How does lupus occur?
In the United States lupus affects about 1.5 million people. Worldwide it is estimated that at least 5 million people have lupus. These are estimates. Doctors do not report each diagnosis of lupus that they make. No government agency requires that a diagnosis of lupus be reported. Lupus statistics are gleand from hospital discharge diagnoses. If a person is diagnosed with lupus but had not been hospitalized, their diagnosis will not appear in the statistics. If a person is hospitalized for a complicaton of lupus, the discharge statement may not even mention lupus.
What is the disease called Lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease. The patient's immune system cannot differentiate between pathogens and healthy parts of the self. There are four types of lupus: discoid or cutaneous, systemic lupus erythematosus, neonatal lupus, and drug induced lupus. The cause of lupus is not fully understood. There is no cure. Lupus affects 5 million people worldwide.
How may Zellweger syndrome be said to be a common condition?
The incidence of Zellweger syndrome worldwide is roughly one in 100,000 births.
How common is Guillain Barre syndrome?
The worldwide incidence rate is approximately 1.7 cases per 100,000 people annually
What is the prevalence of inflammatory myopathy?
Worldwide incidence of IM is about five to 10 per 100,000 people. These disorders are more common in women.
Who gets lupus?
Although lupus can occur at any age and with any sex, 9 out of 10 people with lupus are women in their childbearing years. People of all races get lupus, but African American women have a three times higher incidence and mortality than caucasian women. Actually, it is people of color who have the greater likelihood of developing lupus. In lupus statistics, people of color are defined as Latino, Asian, Native American/Pacific Islanders and African American. The over all statistic across all ages is that 9 of 10 lupus patients are women. However, in the ages of 14-45 when lupus mos often develops, 14 out of 15 are women. Rarely, babies born to a mother with lupus with have neonatal lupus. Neonatal lupus usually subsides within 6 months and the child may have no further bouts with the disease. Sometimes they will also have congenital heart block. Certain medications can cause drug induced lupus. These include some high blood pressure medications and tuberculosis treatment regimens. The lupus disappears when the offending drug is discontinued.
What medical periodical is available on the development of cataracts in black people?
"Blacks May Have Higher Incidence of Cataract." Review of Optometry April 15, 2004: 12.
What is the grey wolf species?
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