JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Infection - General

DefinitionsAcute:
Lasting for a limited duration only with no long lasting carrier stage

Chronic:
Continuing, or possibly continuing, infection, even without symptoms or signs of infection.

Infectious Diseases:
Are infections that can easily be passed from person to person, either through casual or intimate contact.

Non Contagious Disease:
Is a disease which is not transmitted person to person without the aid of a vector (e.g. a mosquito) or is a disease that is the result of an environmental issue which may be shared e.g. food poisoning.
ObligatorySee:
Is there a specific A-Z index entry for the condition?

If not see as appropriate:
Infection - Acute
Or
Infection - Chronic

Contact with:
See:
Infectious Diseases - Contact With
Or
Non-Contagious Diseases - Contact With
DiscretionarySymptomless carriers of Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)), accept.
See if RelevantAcne
Chikungunya Virus
Endocarditis
Giardiasis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Herpes Simplex
HIV
HTLV
Malaria
Osteomyelitis
Prion Associated Diseases
Rabies
Rheumatic Fever
SARS
Sexually Transmitted Disease
South American Trypanosomiasis
Steroid Therapy
Surgery
Syphilis
Tetanus
Thrush
Toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis
Viral Haemorrhagic Fever
West Nile Virus
Reason for changeA revised definition of 'Acute' and a definition of 'Chronic', 'Infectious Diseases' and 'Non Contagious Disease' have been added.

A reference to 'contact with' has been added under 'Obligatory'.

A 'Discretionary' entry has been added and the links in 'See if Relevant' have been extended.
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Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 01.