Reportable Infectious Diseases
Alternate Terms:- Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases
Reportable infectious diseases are those that spread easily and can put others in a community at risk for becoming infected. These diseases must be reported to state and local health departments by health professionals as soon as they are diagnosed.
Having a central reporting and tracking program allows for better treatment, control, and understanding of a disease. Examples of reportable infectious diseases include some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), tuberculosis, and some strains of hepatitis.
| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Medical Review: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated: May 25, 2007 | |
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