Tuesday, March 24, 2009

what are the step at doctor takes in order to report a communicable disease such as tuberculosis

what are the step at doctor takes in order to report a communicable disease such as tuberculosis?

Infectious Diseases - 3 Answers
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Tuberculosis means a person will be admitted to the hospital and put in isolation and that the disease control center in the area will be notified about who has it and where they are at the moment. The person will then be treated inside the hospital for tuberculosis. For such a serious disease the patient basically has no options when it comes to treatment, unlike other things like Hep. C where a patient has the right to decide what treatment he would want to have, a tuberculosis patient has to be treated how the doctors see fit with an extreme antibiotic regimen.
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A doctor reports to the local health department in the city or closest to where the patient resides. This type of infectious disease has to be reported by telephone and within 24 hours of diagnoses. So the steps are: 1. Diagnose the TB 2. Pick up the phone and dial the health department 3. Make verbal report 4. Answer any questions asked
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TweetyBird gave you a good answer. In addition to the information she provided, I can tell you that some states require that a form be filled out and sent to the State Dept. of Health. I do HIV testing in PA, and whenever there is a positive HIV test, I need to fill out a form to send to the state Dept. of Health. (The lab that actually does the testing notifies my local Dept. of Health office of any positive results immediately, and sends me a paper copy of the result. Then I notify my state office.) Reporting procedures may vary SLIGHTLY by state and according to which specific disease is involved

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