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CDC reportable
CDC Reportable Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anthrax | Bacillus anthracis: Difficulty breathing, tissue edema, bleeding |
| Arboviral diseases | Any of several viruses: Fever, headache, rash |
| Botulism | Clostridium botulinum: Muscle weakness, facial paralysis, spreading to limbs, then respiratory failure |
| Brucellosis | Brucella spp: Profuse sweating, joint, muscle pain, fever undulates over the weeks |
| Chancroid | Haemophilus ducreyi: Sexually transmitted; small bump transforms into an ulcer within a day (3-50mm); ulcers are painful, bleed easily, have a sharply-defined, undermined, ragged border |
| Chlamydia trachomatis infection | Chlamydia trachomatis: Sexually transmitted; often symptomless in women, but maybe causing fever, painful urination/intercourse, abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding; men show urethritis, fever, light discharge, swollen/tender testicles, epididymitis and pos |
| Cholera | Vibrio cholera: Sudden profuse watery diarrhea, dehydration, electrolyte loss, painful abdomen, vomiting |
| Cryptosporidiosis | Cryptosporidium: Appear about 7 days after infection, last up to 4 weeks; asymptomatic or acute or persistent watery diarrhea with mucosal discharge; abdominal pain; HIV patients presenting with diarrhea; may result in pancreatitis |
| Cyclosporiasis | Cyclospora cayetanensis: One week incubation, followed by bloating, fever, muscle ache, stomach cramps, watery diarrhea, |
| Dengue | Flavivirus: Mosquito transmitted; Sudden fever with severe headache, muscle, and joint pain; later hemorrhagic rash on chest and lower limbs |
| Diphtheria | Corynebacterium diphtheria: Incubation of 2-5 days; sore throat, mild fever, pseudomembrane on tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity; swollen neck (bull neck), trouble swallowing, low blood pressure |
| Ehrlichiosis or Anaplasmosis | Ehrlichia and Anaplasma: Tick-borne infection; headache, muscle ache, fatigue; sometimes rash; depressed immune system |
| Giardiasis | Giardia lamblia: Intestinal cramps, explosive diarrhea, vomiting, fever; chronic weight loss, lactose intolerance, malnutrition |
| Gonorrhea | Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Sexually transmitted; symptoms in 2-30 days; males |
| Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease | Haemophilus influenza: Respiratory tract infections; Meningitis (fever, headache, stiff neck, photophobia); bacterial pneumonia; sepsis; arthritis; fatigue; |
| Hansen disease (leprosy) | Mycobacterium leprae;M. lepromatosis: Skin lesions, progressing to permanent damage to skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes |
| Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome | Hantavirus: Flu-like (fever, chills, muscle aches) then a break, then shortness of breath and respiratory failure; headache, dry cough, nausea/vomiting; rapid heart beat (tachycardia) |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome, post-diarrheal | Escherichia coli O157:H7: Mostly in children, following diarrhea caused by E. coli O157:H7; hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure (uremia) and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) |
| Hepatitis | Hepatitis viruses: Jaundice, anorexia (poor appetite), and malaise; flu-like symptoms; swelling of the liver |
| HIV infection | Human immunodeficiency virus: Symptoms are usually the result of conditions that do not normally affect individuals with healthy immune systems |
| Influenza-associated pediatric mortality | Influenza virus: Flu-like (fever, headache, muscle ache, tiredness, loss of appetite) resulting in death |
| Legionellosis | Legionella pneumophila: Fever, chills, cough, pneumonia; 2-14 day lag period |
| Listeriosis | Listeria monocytogenes: Fever, muscle ache, nausea, diarrhea, meningitis (headache, stiff neck, loss of balance, convulsions); pregnant women |
| Lyme disease | Borrelia burgdorferi: Tick transmitted; flu-like symptoms first (fever, chills, headache, lethargy, muscle pain), bulls-eye rash or raised red bump at bite site with clear center area (1-3"); later symptoms whole body itching, joint inflammation, stiff n |
| Malaria | Plasmodium falciparum: Mosquito transmitted 10-14 day lag; High fever, shivering, convulsions, joint pain; cycles of coldness, rigor, then high fever/sweating (every 6 hours; cycling every 2-3 days) |
| Measles | Morbillivirus: Fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, rash within 3-5 days of first symptoms starting at head then down body, itchy, white spots in mouth |
| Meningococcal disease | Neisseria meningitides: Meningitis (headache, stiff neck , loss of balance, convulsions), high fever, purpurea (subcutaneous bleeding), petechia (red spots); meningococcemia (flu-like symptoms), seizures; photophobia |
| Mumps | Mumps virus: Flu-like (fever, headache, muscle ache, tiredness, loss of appetite), swelling of face below ears; orchitis in males |
| Novel influenza A virus infections | Influenzavirus A: Flu-like (fever, headache, muscle ache, tiredness, loss of appetite) |
| Pertussis | Bordetella pertussis: Cold-like symptoms within a week, develops into violent coughing that causes a "whooping" sound when patient tries to take a breath; may lead to vomiting, choking, and temporary loss of consciousness; low fever, diarrhea, runny nose |
| Plague | Yersinia pestis: Flea transmitted or enters through skin; in 2-5 days symptoms include painful/swollen lymph glands (and also at entry site), flu-like symptoms (fever, muscle pain, chills, headache); seizures; bloody urine, extreme pain, lenticulae (bla |
| Poliovirus infection, nonparalytic | Poliovirus: Usually asymptomatic, but possible flu-like symptoms (fever, muscle pain, chills, headache); onset of paralysis (any parts), difficulty breathing |
| Psittacosis | Chlamydophila psittaci: From exposure to infected birds after 5-15 days; asymptomatic to severe atypical pneumonia symptoms; prostrating fevers, chills, headache, muscle ache, dry cough (blood-tinged sputum), conjunctivitis, rose spots on skin |
| Q Fever | Coxiella burnetii: From associating with livestock, birthing of livestock, especially; incubation of 2-3 weeks, followed by flu-like symptoms accompanied by profuse sweating; chest pain w/breathing, joint pain, clay-colored stool, shortness of breath, |
| Rabies | Rabies virus: Following a bite from an infected mammal; usually w/in 3-7 weeks; anxiety, drooling, muscle spasms or loss of control/convulsions, numbness, |
| Rubella | Rubella virus: Asymptomatic to 1-2 days of mild fever, headache, runny nose, malaise, rash on face spreading downwards, lasting up to 3 days |
| Rubella, congenital syndrome | Rubella virus: In newborns from pregnant mothers infected in the first trimester or before; sensorineural deafness, cataracts or microphthalmia, and congenital heart disease |
| Salmonellosis | Salmonella: Usually from food eaten; 8-72 hours after infection; diarrhea, fever, vomiting, abdominal cramps; |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) | Flu-like (fever above 100.4F, headache, muscle ache, tiredness, gastrointestinal problems, cough, sore throat) |
| Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) | Escherichia coli: From contaminated food, including undercooked foods, within 1-8 days; Sudden onset of severe abdominal cramping, bloody/watery diarrhea, vomiting, and low-grade fever; |
| Shigellosis | Shigella: From feces-contaminated food or water; sudden abdominal pain/cramping, sudden fever, stool w/blood/mucus/pus, nausea/vomiting, watery diarrhea |
| Smallpox | Variola virus: Starts with flu-like symptoms w/in 12 days of infection, lasting 2-4 days; by 12-15 days, rash of small discolored spots on skin with tiny raised bumps on them (maculopapular rash) quickly develops (over course of 24-36 hours) followed by |
| Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis | Rickettsia rickettsii: From ticks, starting with non-specific fever, nausea, headache, muscle pain; rash possible, inward-spreading (from extremities to trunk) and w/in 2-5 days of fever and possibly on palms or soles |
| Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome | Streptococcus pyogenes: Often in those with pre-existing skin infections, w/severe pain at infection site followed rapidly by high fever, low blood pressure, confusion, malaise; untreated it progresses quickly to a coma and then multi-organ failure |
| Syphilis | Treponema pallidum: Sexually transmitted; difficult to initially diagnose; usually only one chancroid sore (sometimes many) 10-90 days following infection (the sore is firm, round, small, and painless, lasting 3-6 weeks); secondary infection includes non |
| Tetanus | Clostridium tetani: From toxins produced after entry into a wound; starts with mild spasms in the jaw, perhaps also affecting neck, back, chest, and abdomen muscles; associated symptoms include drooling, fever, sweating, irritability, hand/foot spasms, l |
| Toxic-shock syndrome (other than Streptococcal) | Staphylococcus aureus: starting w/severe pain at infection site followed rapidly by high fever, low blood pressure, confusion, malaise; a sunburn-like rash often develops early and on any region of the body; untreated it progresses quickly to a coma and |
| Trichinellosis (Trichinosis) | Trichinella spiralis: From consuming parasitized meat (especially pork) that is not completely cooked; enteral phase (intestines) is first, w/in 2-7 days of infection with nausea, heartburn, dyspepsis, and diarrhea; parenteral phase (outside intestines) |
| Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Spread by air, most infections are asymptomatic; chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum, fever and night-sweats, and weight loss. |
| Tularemia | Francisella tularensis: From ticks, deer flies, and other vectors; perhaps from handling animals such as rabbits & rodents; symptoms usually within 3-5 days of exposure (up to 14 days), including skin ulcers, swollen/painful lymph glands, inflamed eyes, |
| Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi: From ingesting food or water contaminated by feces from infected persons; slowly progressing high fever, profuse sweating gastroenteritis, non-bloody diarrhea, delirium, fatigue; can follow four stages, each lasting a week and getting w |
| Varicella (morbidity) | Varicella-zoster virus: Low-grade fever followed by a rash that starts on the head and progresses to the body (comes in waves every 3-5 days, with each lesion developing through stages of papule, vesicle, pustule, and crust). |
| Vibriosis | Vibrio vulnificus: Most often from eating contaminated (raw) shell-fish, usually w/in 2 days; copious watery diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache, fever; after it is in blood, lowered blood pressure, fluid-filled blisters on arms/legs |
| Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers | Wide array of viruses: Fever and bleeding diathesis (susceptibility to hemorrhaging); petechia (small purple spots from localized hemorrhages); starts with fever, progressing to headache and malaise, with vomiting and diarrhea developing with signs of he |
| Yellow fever | Yellow fever virus: From mosquitoes, after 3-6 day incubation, fever, headache, chills, back pain, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting; if in second phase, jaundice and abdominal pain, bleeding in mouth, eyes, gastrointestinal tract (producing bloody vo |
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