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Top 10 rare infectious diseases
Measured by: prevalence
| Disease | Estimated US prevalence | Age of onset |
|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 115,045 |  |
| Salmonellosis, excluding typhoid fever | 60,999 |  |
| Lyme disease | 33,666 | |
| Shigellosis | 16,333 | |
| Pertussis (whooping cough) | 15,609 |  |
| Acute hepatitis A viral infection | 12,474 | |
| Tuberculosis | 9,025 | |
| Haemophilus influenzae, invasive | 5,573 | |
| Spotted fever rickettsiosis | 5,544 | |
| Acute hepatitis C viral infection | 4,768 | |