Which four diseases must be reported to the local health department if diagnosed?

Which four diseases must be reported to the local health department if diagnosed?

The PIC must notify your local health department or MDH of any employee diagnosed with any of these illnesses:

• Norovirus.
• Salmonella.
• Shigella.
• Hepatitis A virus.
• Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
• Infection with another bacterial, viral or parasitic pathogen.

What are the mandatory reportable diseases?

Nationally Notifiable Diseases

• Cholera.
• Cryptosporidiosis.
• Cyclosporiasis.
• Giardiasis.
• Hepatitis A.
• Legionellosis.
• Malaria*
• Salmonellosis.

What infectious diseases should be reported?

Healthcare Provider Reportable Diseases

• Anthrax, human or animal.
• Botulism (Infant, Foodborne, Wound, Other)
• Brucellosis, human.
• Cholera.
• Ciguatera Fish Poisoning.
• Dengue Virus Infection.
• Diphtheria.
• Domoic Acid Poisoning (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)

How are reportable disease reported?

A communicable disease can be reported by phone, fax, or e-mail through the Communicable Disease Reporting System (CDRS).

What illness must be reported?

The FDA Food Code lists the following as symptoms that must be reported by food handlers to their managers: vomiting, infected sores, diarrhea, yellowing of the skin or eyes, or a sore throat accompanied by a fever. It is possible that you have a longer list of reasons to work than to call in sick.

How are diseases reported in the province of Ontario?

The Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) outlines the communicable diseases that are designated reportable in the province of Ontario. Under the authority of the HPPA, Ontario Regulations 559/91, these diseases or suspected occurrences of these diseases, must be reported to the local Health Unit by physicians,…

How to report a communicable disease in Toronto?

CONTACT INFORMATION: Toronto Public Health – Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit 277 Victoria Street, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5B 1W2Phone: 416-392-7411 — Fax: 416-392-0047After hours: 3-1-1 or 416-392-CITY (2489) for callers from outside of Toronto Timely reporting of communicable diseases is essential for their control.

How to report a disease of public health significance?

*Although not on the list of reportable diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is also reportable to the medical officer of health since it is the agent responsible for AIDS. When reporting a disease of public health significance, please submit this form to our confidential fax 705.677.9618 or contact us.

When to report a disease to the health officer?

Timely reporting can help minimize the spread of communicable diseases. If you suspect, or have confirmation of, any of the below named diseases or their etiologic agents specified in O. Reg. 135/18 Designation of Diseases under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, report this to the local Medical Officer of Health.