Notifiable Disease
Running head: REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8
Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis
Juanita Mitchell-Huntley
Wilkes University
What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases?
A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular, frequent, and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams, et al., 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported, who is responsible for reporting, the information required on each case, to whom and how quickly the information is to be reported, and the expected control measures to be taken for specific diseases (n.d., Principles of …show more content…
The local health department shall assure the completeness and accuracy of the report form.? The local health department shall record the reporting source in the case report form (Public Health Law Research, 2014).
Choose a Notifiable Disease
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium?Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilitic chancre. Chancres occur mainly on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or in the rectum, but can also occur on the lips and in the mouth. Transmission of the organism occurs during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Pregnant women with the disease can transmit it through the placenta to the fetus or at birth to the neonate.
Analysis and Summary of Chosen …show more content…
During 2005-2008, rates of female primary, secondary, and congenital syphilis increased. From 2009 to 2012 the rates of female primary, secondary, and congenital syphilis declined. In 2012, the congenital rate of 7.8 cases per 100 000 live girths was the lowest rate reported since the surveillance case definition was revised in 1988(CDC, 2014). However, racial and ethnic disparities remain; rates of congenital syphilis among blacks (29.6 cases per 100,000 live births) and among Hispanics (7.9 cases per 100,000 live births) were 14.1 and 3.8 higher times, respectively, the rate among whites (2.1 cases per 100,000 live births (CDC,
Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis
Juanita Mitchell-Huntley
Wilkes University
What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases?
A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular, frequent, and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams, et al., 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported, who is responsible for reporting, the information required on each case, to whom and how quickly the information is to be reported, and the expected control measures to be taken for specific diseases (n.d., Principles of …show more content…
The local health department shall assure the completeness and accuracy of the report form.? The local health department shall record the reporting source in the case report form (Public Health Law Research, 2014).
Choose a Notifiable Disease
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium?Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilitic chancre. Chancres occur mainly on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or in the rectum, but can also occur on the lips and in the mouth. Transmission of the organism occurs during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Pregnant women with the disease can transmit it through the placenta to the fetus or at birth to the neonate.
Analysis and Summary of Chosen …show more content…
During 2005-2008, rates of female primary, secondary, and congenital syphilis increased. From 2009 to 2012 the rates of female primary, secondary, and congenital syphilis declined. In 2012, the congenital rate of 7.8 cases per 100 000 live girths was the lowest rate reported since the surveillance case definition was revised in 1988(CDC, 2014). However, racial and ethnic disparities remain; rates of congenital syphilis among blacks (29.6 cases per 100,000 live births) and among Hispanics (7.9 cases per 100,000 live births) were 14.1 and 3.8 higher times, respectively, the rate among whites (2.1 cases per 100,000 live births (CDC,