Epidemiological Study on Relationship Between Some of Demographic Characteristics and the Prevalence of Hydatid Cysts Disease in the Holy City of Karbala

Abstract

Hydatid cyst or hydatidosis is one of the common diseases between humans and animals (zoonotic disease) and has a global spread. Due to the importance of the disease, we chose this topic to find out the epidemiological extent of the spread of the disease and its relationship to some demographic characteristics. Where statistical data was collected and analyzed for those with hydatid cysts who were treated with surgical intervention at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the Holy Governorate of Karbala. The statistics included (the number of infected people - age - gender - months of infection - residential areas - multiplicity of infections - affected body parts). The total number of infected people was (40) for both sexes for the year (2022). There were (27) infected cases (67.5%) in females and (13) infected cases (32.5%) in males. Thus, the infection rate in females is higher than in males. The infection rate according to age was highest in the youth group (21-30) and the lowest in the very young and very old ages. The highest infection rate during the year was during June and September, while the lowest was in the cold months of December and January, in which no infection was recorded. The infection rate in rural areas (Al-Hindiyya and Al-Husseiniyah sectors) was higher than in city areas. As for multiple infections, the highest percentage is a single infection, and the most affected organ is the liver, then the abdominal cavity, while the least affected organ is the lung.