1998 — Infectious colitis, enteritis, gastroenteritis, ICD-9 code 009.0, death rate 0.124 per 100K– 342

–342  CDC Wonder. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2016. ICD-9 code 009.0[1]

 

(Yellow highlighting indicates higher than US average death rate.)

 

California                   44        0.133

Florida                        24        0.155

Georgia                       15        0.191

Illinois                        20        0.191

Maryland                    10        0.192

Michigan                    14        0.142

Missouri                     10        0.181

New Jersey                 12        0.145

New York                   16        0.085

North Carolina            12        0.154

Pennsylvania              12        0.098

South Carolina            10        0.255

Texas                          28        0.139

Total             342        0.124   (Average death rate, 276,032,848 population.)

 

Narrative Information

 

Colitis (infectious): “Infectious colitis is diagnosed in someone with diarrhea and one or more of the following: fever and/or dysentery, stools containing inflammatory markers…or positive stool culture for an invasive or inflammatory bacterial enteropathogen[2] including Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) or Clostridium difficile,[3] or colonic inflammation by endoscopy….” (DuPont, H. L. “Approach to the patient with infectious colitis.” Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, Vol. 28, No 1, pp. 39046, Jan 2012.)

 

Colitis: “There are many types of colitis. The most common include….Infectious colitis (food poisoning caused by infections, and infections caused by parasites or bacteria).” (emedicinehealth. “Colitis (Symptoms, Types, and Treatments).” 2018.)

 

Enteritis: Inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine, usually accompanied by diarrhea.

 

Gastroenteritis: “Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis — often called stomach flu — is through contact with an infected person or by ingesting contaminated food or water. If you’re otherwise healthy, you’ll likely recover without complications. But for infants, older adults and people with compromised immune systems, viral gastroenteritis can be deadly….Although it’s commonly called stomach flu, gastroenteritis isn’t the same as influenza. Real flu (influenza) affects only your respiratory system… nose, throat and lungs. Gastroenteritis, on the other hand, attacks your intestines….

 

“There’s no effective treatment for viral gastroenteritis, so prevention is key. In addition to avoiding food and water that may be contaminated, thorough and frequent hand-washings are your best defense…

 

“Causes. You’re most likely to contract viral gastroenteritis when you eat or drink contaminated food or water, or if you share utensils, towels or food with someone who’s infected…. Depending on the cause, viral gastroenteritis symptoms may appear within one to three days after you’re infected and can range from mild to severe. Symptoms usually last just a day or two, but occasionally they may persist as long as 10 days….” (Mayo Clinic. Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu). 12-2-2014.)

 

WebMD: “Gastroenteritis….The most common cause…is a virus. Gastroenteritis flu can be caused by many different kinds of viruses. The main types are rotavirus and norovirus…There are many ways gastroenteritis an be spread: Contact with someone who has the virus; Contaminated food or water; Unwashed hands after going to the bathroom or changing a diaper.” (WebMD. Gastroenteritis.)

Sources

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2016. CDC Wonder Online Database, released June 2017. ICD-10 code A09, Diarrhoea and Gastroenteritis of infections origin, 2000. Accessed 11-3-2018 at:

https://wonder.cdc.gov

 

DuPont, H. L. “Approach to the patient with infectious colitis.” Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, Vol. 28, No 1, pp. 39046, Jan 2012. Accessed 11-5-2018 at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22080825

 

emedicinehealth. “Colitis (Symptoms, Types, and Treatments).” 2018. Accessed 11-5-2018 at:

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/colitis/article_em.htm#what_is_the_outlook_for_a_person_with_colitis )

 

Mayo Clinic. Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu). 12-2-2014. Accessed 10-15-2018 at:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/viral-gastroenteritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20378847

 

WebMD. Gastroenteritis.) Accessed 10-15-2018 at: https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/gastroenteritis#1

 

[1] ICD-9 is the 9th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization.

[2] Any organism that causes disease of the intestinal tract.

[3] “Clostridium difficile…often called C. difficile…is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.” (Mayo Clinic. C. difficile infection. Accessed 11-5-2018.)