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2004 Indiana Report of Infectious Diseases

Varicella
(associated with hospitalizations and/or deaths)

Table 1. Hospitalized Varicella Cases by Race and Sex, Indiana, 2004
  2004 2000-2004
Cases Rate* Cases
Total 61 0.98 617
Race
   White 40 0.72 409
   Black 8 1.46 83
   Other 13 8.15 125
   Not Reported 0 - 0
Sex
   Male 30 0.98 321
   Female 31 0.98 296
   Not Reported 0 - 0

*Rate per 100,000 population based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s   population data as of July 1, 2004

Varicella is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is part of the Herpesvirus family. The virus is spread from person to person by direct contact, droplet or airborne spread of vesicle fluid or secretions of the respiratory tract. Varicella is a vaccine-preventable disease that can be fatal. Nationally, 9 case deaths due to varicella in adults and children were reported in 2004.

In 2004, there were 61 reported cases of varicella associated with hospitalization in Indiana, for a rate of 0.98 cases per 100,000 population (Table 1). Figure 1 shows reported cases by year from 2000-2004. As Figure 2 shows, age-specific rates were greatest for infants under the age of 1 year (4.65), followed by children aged 5-9 years (2.51), and preschoolers aged 1-4 years (2.32).

There were no deaths due to varicella reported in Indiana in 2004.

You can learn more about varicella by visiting the following Web sites:
http://www.medhelp.org/NIHlib/GF-664.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/varicella/default.htm

**Data Source: Indiana Hospital Discharge Data furnished by the Indiana Hospital&Health Association

 

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