Definitions | Acute: Lasting for a limited duration only with no long lasting carrier stage Chronic: Continuing, or possibly continuing, infection, even without symptoms or signs of infection. Infectious Diseases: Are infections that can easily be passed from person to person, either through casual or intimate contact. Non Contagious Disease: Is a disease which is not transmitted person to person without the aid of a vector (e.g. a mosquito) or is a disease that is the result of an environmental issue which may be shared e.g. food poisoning. |
Obligatory | See: Is there a specific A-Z index entry for the condition? If not see as appropriate: Infection - Acute Or Infection - Chronic Contact with: See: Infectious Diseases - Contact With Or Non-Contagious Diseases - Contact With |
Discretionary | Symptomless carriers of Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)), accept. |
See if Relevant | Acne Chikungunya Virus Endocarditis Giardiasis Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis E Herpes Simplex HIV HTLV Malaria Osteomyelitis Prion Associated Diseases Rabies Rheumatic Fever SARS Sexually Transmitted Disease South American Trypanosomiasis Steroid Therapy Surgery Syphilis Tetanus Thrush Toxoplasmosis Tuberculosis Viral Haemorrhagic Fever West Nile Virus |
Reason for change | A revised definition of 'Acute' and a definition of 'Chronic', 'Infectious Diseases' and 'Non Contagious Disease' have been added. A reference to 'contact with' has been added under 'Obligatory'. A 'Discretionary' entry has been added and the links in 'See if Relevant' have been extended. |
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