MDCH - Communicable Diseases (A-Z)

Communicable Diseases (A-Z)

This page provides a listing of all forms related to specific diseases, by disease/organism, and also lists the date in which each form was last modified. Clicking on the disease name will take you to the disease case definition.

CDC 2013 Nationally Notifiable Disease List

Reportable Diseases in Michigan

A
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

AIDS/HIV	AIDS/HIV MDCH Web Page
Amebiasis
Anthrax	MDCH/MIDS Anthrax Response Guidelines	11/2003

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B
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Bed Bugs	Michigan Bed Bugs Web Page
	Bed Bugs Tip Sheet	10/2011
	Bed Bugs Letter to Parents	9/2012
Blastomycosis	Fungal Disease Flowchart	05/2012
	Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation	05/2012
Botulism - Foodborne
Botulism - Infant
Botulism - Other
Bovine TB	Michigan Bovine TB Website
Brucellosis

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C
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)	CRE Tip Sheet	12/2011
	CRE Confirmatory Testing Criteris	2/2013
	CRE Lab Flowchart	2/2013
Campylobacter	MDCH Campylobacter Case Definition Update	03/2010
Chickenpox	See Varicella
Chlamydia (Genital)	MDCH STD Website
	Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Reporting Tip Sheet
Cholera
Clostridium difficile	Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Tip Sheet	12/2011
Coccidioidomycosis	Fungal Disease Flowchart	05/2012
	Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation	05/2012
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease	General CJD Fact Sheet	10/2009
	CJD Fact Sheet for Families of Patients	10/2009
	CJD Fact Sheet for Physicians and Health Care Workers	10/2009
	CJD Fact Sheet for Infection Control Practioners	10/2009
	CJD Fact Sheet for Funeral Directors	10/2009
	Prion Disease: Information for Health Care and Public Health Professionals	09/2012
Cryptococcosis
Cryptosporidiosis	Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet	07/2012
	Cryptosporidiosis Tip Sheet for Local Health Departments	07/2012
Cyclosporiasis

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D
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Dengue Fever
Diphtheria	MDCH Diphtheria Investigation Guidelines	04/2012

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E
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)	CDC Eastern Equine Encephalitis Website
	EEE Resources & Information
	Michigan Emerging Diseases Website
	Eastern Equine Encephalitis Alert Flyer for Michigan Residents and Communities	08/2010
Ehrlichiosis
Encephalitis, Viral
Enterovirus	Enterovirus Tip Sheet	10/2011
Escherichia coli 0157:H7	E. coli O157 and Shiga-toxin Related Disease Questionnaire
	2009 LHD STEC Tip Sheet	01/2009
	2011-12 LHD STEC Tip Sheet	03/2012

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F
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Flu Like Disease

See Influenza

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G
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Giardiasis	Giardia Letter to Daycare Director	03/2013
	Giardia Letter to Parents	03/2013
Gonorrhea	MDCH STD Website
	Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Reporting Tip Sheet
Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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H
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

H. influenzae Disease - Inv.	MDCH Hib Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease	HFMD Letter to Parents	09/2012
Hantavirus
Head Lice	MDCH Head Lice Manual	07/2004
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hemorrhagic Fever
Hepatitis	MDCH Hepatitis Website
Hepatitis A	MDCH Hepatitis A Reporting Requirements
	Helping Your Adult Clients Pay for Vaccine	11/2011
	For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children	07/2012
	Hepatitis A Letter to Parents	09/2012
Hepatitis B, (Acute & Chronic)	MDCH Hepatitis B Reporting Requirements
	Entering and De-duplicating Chronic Hepatitis Reports in the MDSS	04/2010
	Hepatitis B Reporting Flowchart	08/2012
	Hepatitis B Serology Interpretation for MDSS Entry/Closure of Cases	08/2012
	Hepatitis B Testing in Pregnant Women (MI Requirements)	03/2012
	Helping Your Adult Clients Pay for Vaccine	11/2011
	For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children	07/2012
	Viral Hepatitis Surveillance High Priority Case Protocols	11/2012
Hepatitis B, Perinatal	MDCH Perinatal Hepatitis B Reporting Requirements
	Perinatal Hepatitis B Detection/Reporting	04/2010
	Perinatal Hepatitis B Manual
Hepatitis C (Acute & Chronic)	MDCH Hepatitis C Reporting Requirements
	MDSS Hepatitis C Case Reporting Flow Chart	06/2012
	Hepatitis C Support Project Website
	Hepatitis C Information for Health Professionals (CDC Website)
	HCV Infection Testing and Diagnosis (CDC Website)
	Reference for Interpretation of HCV Test Results (CDC Website)
	Viral Hepatitis Surveillance High Priority Case Protocols	11/2012
Histoplasmosis	Histoplasmosis Tip Sheet	08/2011
	Fungal Disease Flowchart	05/2012
	Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation	05/2012
HIV/AIDS	HIV/AIDS MDCH Web Page
Human Metapneumovirus	Human Metapneumovirus Fact Sheet	05/2012

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I
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Influenza
Related Web Sites for Most Up to Date Information	MDCH Influenza Website
	MDCH Bureau of Labs Influenza Website
Influenza Reporting	Algorithm for Local Health Department Reporting of Influenza	05/2011
	Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Healthcare Providers	09/2012
	Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Laboratories	09/2012
	Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Local Health Departments	09/2012
	MDSS Aggregate Influenza Reporting Guidance	10/2007
Influenza Testing/Lab Information	Influenza Testing Algorithm for 2011-2012 Influenza Season	09/2011
	2011-12 Influenza Antiviral Resistance Testing Information	10/2011
	MDCH Test Requisition Form
	Quick Guide for Packaging and Shipping Influenza Specimens to MDCH BOL	09/2009
	Quick Guide for Making Influenza Specimen Collection Kits
	2009 Novel H1N1 PCR Diagnostic Testing Locations in MI
	Information on Rapid Tests for Influenza	08/2009
	2009 Novel H1N1 Results Interpretation
Medical Examiner/Pathologist Guidance Documents	Guidance for Medical Examiners and Pathologists for Influenza-Related Pediatric Mortality	10/2007
Vaccine/Antivirals	ACIP Recommendations for Use of Influenza Vaccine during the 2010-2011 Influenza Season (CDC Webpage)
	Guidance for Compounding of Tamiflu Capsules	09/2009
	Information on Antiviral Medications for Health Professionals (CDC Webpage)
Outbreak/Infection Control	Influenza Long Term Care Outbreak Guidelines	05/2011
	CDC Recommendations for the Amount of Time Persons with Influenza-Like Illness Should be Away from Others
	Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (CDC Webpage)
	Influenza Letter to Parents	09/2012
Surveillance	Historical H1N1 Activity
	Current MI FluFocus Newsletter
Other	MDCH Pandemic Plan 4.0	01/2010
	Results from Spring H1N1 Response Survey	09/2009
	CDC Influenza Website
	CDC H1N1 Influenza Website
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality	Guidance for Medical Examiners and Pathologists for Influenza-Related Pediatric Mortality	10/2007
H7N9 Avian Influenza	How to Report and Test Suspect Cases in Michigan	04/2013
	CDC Guidance	04/2013

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J
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

K
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Kawasaki

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L
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Legionellosis	Legionellosis LHD Tip Sheet	12/2008
	Supplemental Legionellosis Questionnaire	10/2011
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lyme Disease	Lyme Disease Reporting Guildelines for MDSS	5/2011
	MDCH Guidance for Lyme Disease Case Report Classification	8/2012
	Michigan Lyme Disease Website

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M
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Malaria
Measles	MDCH Measles Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
	Measles Tip Sheet	10/2011
	Measles Exposure Letter to Parents	03/2013
Melioidosis
Meningitis - Aseptic	Meningitis Viral Letter to Parents	09/2012
Meningitis - Bacterial Other	Meningitis Unk Etiology Letter to Parents	09/2012
Meningococcal Disease	MDCH Meningococcal Disease Information and Investigation Guidelines	10/2011
	Meningococcal Meningitis Letter to Employees	09/2012
	Meningococcal Meningitis Letter to Parents	09/2012
MRSA	See Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA
Mumps	MDCH Mumps Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
	Mumps Letter to Parents	03/2013

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N
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Norovirus	Norovirus Fact Sheet
	Guidelines for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection of Norovirus	01/2009
	Norovirus Investigations in Long Term Care Facilities
	Norovirus and Norovirus-Like Illness (NLI) in Michigan	05/2013
	Norovirus Prevention in Nursing Homes
	Norovirus Testing Requirements	08/2012
	Norovirus Tip Sheet	02/2009
	Norovirus Letter to Parents	09/2012

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O
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

P
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Pertussis	MDCH Pertussis Website
	MDCH Pertussis Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
	MDCH Public Health Fact Sheet - Pertussis	10/2008
	Pertussis - Immunization Action Coalition Q&A
	Pertussis Tip Sheet	08/2009
	Pertussis Letter to Parents	03/2013
	Pertussis Letter to School Staff	03/2013
	Pertussis Letter to Workplace	03/2013
Plague
Polio	MDCH Polio Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
Pontiac Fever	See Legionellosis
Prion Disease	See Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Psittacosis

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Q
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Q Fever
Q Fever Acute
Q Fever Chronic

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R
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Rabies Animal	Directions for Collection & Submission of Animal Heads for Rabies Examination	05/2007
	MDCH Rabies Reporting Guildelines for MDSS
	MDCH Lab - Rabies Test Requisition Form	11/2001
	MDCH Rabies Website
	Protocol for Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, or Livestock Possibly Exposed to Rabies	08/2009
	Rabies in Michigan, 2009
Rabies Human	Human Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Protocol	08/2009
	Qualifications for Rabies Vaccine Replacement Program	03/2012
	MDCH Rabies Reporting Guildelines for MDSS
	MDCH Rabies Website
Reye Syndrome
Rheumatic Fever
Rocky Mt Spotted Fever
Rubella	MDCH Rubella Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
	Rubella Parent Alert Letter	03/2013
Rubella - Congenital

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S
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Salmonellosis	Extra-Intestinal Salmonella Infection Tip Sheet
	Salmonellosis Letter to Parents	09/2012
Scabies	MDCH Scabies Prevention and Control Manual
Shiga toxin, E. Coli, Non O157	E. coli O157 and Shiga-toxin Related Disease Questionnaire
	2009 LHD STEC Tip Sheet	01/2009
	2011 LHD STEC Tip Sheet	08/2011
Shiga toxin, E. Coli, Unsp	E. coli O157 and Shiga-toxin Related Disease Questionnaire
Shigellosis	Shigellosis Letter to Parents	09/2012
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA	MDCH MRSA Website
	MRSA - What You Should Know (brochure)
	MRSA - Protect Yourself (poster)
	MRSA Tip Sheet	12/2011
	MRSA Letter to Parents	09/2012
	MRSA LHD to School Letter	09/2012
Staphylococcus Aureus - VISA	CDC's Guide: Investigation and Control of Vancomycin-Intermediate and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus Aureus - VRSA	CDC's Guide: Investigation and Control of Vancomycin-Intermediate and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
	CDC Update Reminds Clinical Laboratories and Healthcare Infection Preventionists of their Role in the Search and Containment of VRSA	07/2010
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Drug Resistant
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Updated Streptococcus pneumoniae Reporting Algorithm, March 2010	03/2010
	Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Reporting in Michigan, 2005-2008	07/2010
	Streptococcus pneumoniae Tip Sheet	05/2012
	MDCH Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
Streptococcus pyogenes, Group A, Sterile Sites
Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syphilis	MDCH STD Website

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T
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Tetanus	MDCH Tetanus Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
Toxic Shock Syndrome	Toxic Shock Syndrome Tip Sheet	07/2010
Trichinosis
Tuberculosis	MDCH TB Web Page
	MDSS TB Reporting Guidelines	01/2011
	Michigan TB Statistics
	Information for Physicians Regarding Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for Active TB	08/2012
	Tuberculosis Hospital Discharge Planning Checklist	01/2012
	Guidelines for Determining Completion of Tuberculosis Treatment	08/2012
Tularemia
Typhoid Fever
Typhus

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U
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

V
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Varicella	MDCH Varicella Investigation Guidelines	04/2012
	MDCH Varicella Reporting Guidelines for LHDs	06/2007
	Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Reporting Tip Sheet
	Chickenpox Exclusion Letter	03/2013
	Chickenpox Letter to Parents	03/2013
	Shingles Letter to Parents	03/2013
Vibriosis - Non Cholera
VISA	See Staphylococcus Aureus - VISA
VRSA	See Staphylococcus Aureus - VRSA

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W
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

West Nile Virus	Michigan West Nile Web Page
	WNV Surveillance Contacts	07/2009
	West Nile Virus Reporting Flowchart	09/2012

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X
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Y
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date

Yellow Fever
Yersinia enteritis

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Z
Case Definition	Form Name	Version Date