Basic Summary for Herpesvirus

Main name of condition: Herpesvirus
Other names or spellings:

What is Herpesvirus?
  Brief description of Herpesvirus: Class of viruses including herpes and others.
  Parent types of Herpesvirus: Viral diseases
  Types of Herpesvirus: Herpes, HSV type 1, HSV type 2, Chickenpox, Shingles, Cytomegalovirus, Glandular fever, Mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus

What causes Herpesvirus?
Class of Condition for Herpesvirus: viral

How is it treated?
Treatments for Herpesvirus: see treatments for Herpesvirus

Society issues for Herpesvirus
Hospitalization statistics for Herpesvirus: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Herpesvirus:

0.016% (2,076) of hospital consultant episodes were for herpesviral infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for herpesviral infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for herpesviral infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for herpesviral infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for herpesviral infections were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.017% (8,871) of hospital bed days were for herpesviral infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: May 29, 2003

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