| DISEASE | # OF NEW INFECTIONS PER YEAR IN THE U.S. | OTHER INFORMATION |
| COMMON COLD | 200-400% (People average 2 to 4 colds per year) | Colds are contagious, but most electrologists will continue to work. Handwashing, facemasks and over-the-counter medicine are helpful. |
| INFLUENZA | 62 MILLION | Vaccines are available but not always adequate in prevention.Electrologists must take time off. Rest and fluids are important for a quick recovery. |
| HSV-2 (GENITAL)HSV-1 (ORAL) | 24 MILLION UNKNOWN | More than half a million people worldwide have HSV-2. 90% of all people have one or the other of HSV. |
| HBV | 10 TO 30 MILLION | .7% transmission from occupational exposures to blood. (not from needlesticks) |
| MRSA | 1.2 MILLION 94 THOUSAND INVASIVE | 1 in 3 people carry the staph bacteria. 2 in 100 people carry MRSA. |
| C. DIFF | 450 THOUSAND | Almost all cases are caused by the overuse of antibiotics. |
| HIV | 50 THOUSAND | Numbers are stable to decreasing. |
| HCV | 17 THOUSAND | Numbers are decreasing. |
| TB | 10 THOUSAND | TB is curable, but kills 5000 people every day. |
| MEASLES | UNDER 500 | So contagious that 90% of unvaccinated people exposed will get it. |
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