Which of the following are reportable diseases?

Which of the following are reportable diseases?

• A. TB, Hep A/B/C, Measles, Pertussis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
• B. HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Dengue, Influenza
• C. Polio, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis D
• D. Common Cold, Norovirus, Rotavirus, Asthma

Answer: (A)

Public health requires certain diseases to be reported by clinicians and labs so authorities can monitor spread, trigger investigations, and prevent outbreaks. The diseases in this set are commonly designated as notifiable across many jurisdictions: tuberculosis, hepatitis A, B, and C, measles, pertussis, and sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. They are chosen because they have significant transmission potential, require rapid public health action, and often involve activities like case finding, contact tracing, or vaccination programs to control spread. The other choices mix illnesses that are not universally required to be reported. Influenza is tracked through surveillance rather than routinely notifiable in all places; malaria, dengue, polio, mumps, rubella, hepatitis D, the common cold, norovirus, rotavirus, and asthma are not consistently mandated to report to public health in every jurisdiction.

Public health requires certain diseases to be reported by clinicians and labs so authorities can monitor spread, trigger investigations, and prevent outbreaks. The diseases in this set are commonly designated as notifiable across many jurisdictions: tuberculosis, hepatitis A, B, and C, measles, pertussis, and sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. They are chosen because they have significant transmission potential, require rapid public health action, and often involve activities like case finding, contact tracing, or vaccination programs to control spread.

The other choices mix illnesses that are not universally required to be reported. Influenza is tracked through surveillance rather than routinely notifiable in all places; malaria, dengue, polio, mumps, rubella, hepatitis D, the common cold, norovirus, rotavirus, and asthma are not consistently mandated to report to public health in every jurisdiction.