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COVID-19 was added to the list of notifiable diseases in the UK on 5 March 2021. This means that GPs and other doctors have a statutory duty to notify a government authority if there is suspicion of COVID-19 in a patient.
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COVID-19
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HIV is not classed as a notifiable disease in the UK. This is because people living with HIV present no risk of onward transmission in everyday contact. This means that doctors are not required to tell anyone that an individual has HIV. Despite this, if there is evidence that a patient with HIV is knowingly putting another individual at risk through their positive HIV status, a doctor may be required to break confidentiality.
A notifiable disease is reported to an appropriate government authority by the treating doctor. Contact tracing is also typically carried out for most notifiable diseases to identify anyone who has been in contact with the affected individual.
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HIV
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Malaria is a notifiable disease in the UK.
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Malaria
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Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease are both notifiable diseases in the UK.
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e
Acute meningitis
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Whooping cough is a notifiable disease in the UK. Diagnosis of whooping cough may be made purely on clinical grounds without the need for laboratory confirmation, and notifying suitable authorities is necessary once this diagnosis is made.
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Whooping cough
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Primary HIV infection
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Infectious Diseases
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Which of the following is not a notifiable disease in the UK?
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