HIV INFECTION/AIDS
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 042 Description AIDS is a severe illness associated with HIV infection. Sexual contact is the major mode of transmission of HIV, but it can also be transmitted via blood,...
View ArticleINFECTIOUS DIARRHEAL DISEASES
ICD-9: 009.2 Description Infectious diarrheal disease usually affects children younger than age 5. The disease can be highly contagious and occurs frequently in day-care centers. In the United States,...
View ArticleRUBEOLA (MEASLES)
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 055.x Description Rubeola (formerly known as hard or red measles) is a highly communicable respiratory infection. Its diagnostic signs are fever and the appearance of a...
View ArticleRUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES)
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 056.x Description Rubella (German or 3-day measles) is an acute infectious disease characterized by fever and rash. It closely resembles rubeola, but it differs in its short...
View ArticleMUMPS
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 072.x Description Mumps is an acute contagious disease characterized by fever and inflammation of the parotid salivary glands. The disease is most common among children and...
View ArticleVARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 052.x Description Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious disease characterized by the appearance of a distinctive rash that passes through stages of macules, papules,...
View ArticleERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM (FIFTH DISEASE)
ICD-9: 057.8 Description Erythema infectiosum is a common infection occurring predominantly in children with flulike symptoms and diffuse redness of the skin or erythema. It is called fifth disease...
View ArticlePERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH)
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 033.x Description Pertussis is an acute, highly infectious respiratory tract disease characterized by a repetitious, paroxysmal cough and a prolonged, harsh or shrill sound...
View ArticleDIPHTHERIA
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 032.xx Description Diphtheria is an acute, life-threatening infectious disease. It is characterized by a gray-to-black membranelike coating that forms over mucous membrane...
View ArticleTETANUS (LOCKJAW)
✔ REPORTABLE DISEASE ICD-9: 037 Description Tetanus is an acute, life-threatening infectious disease characterized by persistent, painful contractions of skeletal muscles. The disease may affect any...
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