Incidence Cases of Infectious Diseases in Jordan by Months (2013)

The chickenpox rash starts out as clusters of

small, usually itchy, red blisters that eventually
blister and then pop (picture 1). After bursting,
the blisters dry up, crust, and form scabs. The
rash tends to form on the face, chest and back,
or limbs, and new clusters of blisters continue
to appear for a few days. The lesions begin
as macules that rapidly become
papules followed by characteristic
vesicles; these lesions can then
develop a pustular component
followed by the formation of crusted
papules. The patient with varicella
Diseases /
Months
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Chickenpox 510 285 374 685 1060 1158 668 204 257 353 522 574 6650
Hepatitis A 42 37 44 49 40 55 113 94 159 167 156 126 1082
Measles 1 13 17 24 38 31 30 16 18 10 4 3 205
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
7 14 16 21 17 18 17 9 13 15 19 16 182
Brucellosis 10 8 7 28 19 30 22 16 9 1 4 4 158
Mumps 14 15 18 15 12 3 10 8 11 15 10 5 136
typically has lesions in different
stages of development on the face,
trunk and extremities. New vesicle
formation generally stops within four
days, and most lesions have fully
crusted by day six in normal hosts.
Crusts tend to fall off within about one
to two weeks and leave a temporary
area of hypopigmentation in the skin.
Latent TB During this latent stage of TB, also called TB infection, the person is well and cannot
spread the infection to others. If the person is treated at this stage, active TB can usually be
prevented. Treatment is recommended for individuals who are at increased risk for the development
of active TB. (See 'Treatment of latent tuberculosis' below.)
Active TB Active TB may develop if latent infection is not fully treated. This is called reactivation
TB, and it occurs in 5 to 10 percent of people with latent infection.
Reactivation TB may occur if the individual's immune system becomes weakened and is no longer
able to contain the dormant bacteria. The bacteria then become active and make the person sick
with TB. This is called TB disease.
The greatest risk for developing reactivation TB disease is within the first two years following the
initial infection. Reactivation can also occur in people with HIV, diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, or
those who take medications that weaken the immune system, such as steroids or cancer
chemotherapy. It can also occur with aging and weakening of the immune system. Reactivation may
also occur for other, unknown reasons
Depending on the medication(s) prescribed, the duration can be from four months to nine
months or more.
COMPLICATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS Pulmonary complications of tuberculosis (TB)
include hemoptysis, pneumothorax, bronchiectasis, extensive pulmonary destruction
(including pulmonary gangrene), malignancy, and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis