Medical conditions that must be reported to the local health authorities. Notification of certain potentially harmful infectious diseases enables health officers to monitor and control the spread of infection. Examples of notifiable infectious diseases are food poisoning, hepatitis, measles, malaria, tetanus, tuberculosis, and pertussis (whooping cough). Some categories of diseases other than infections must also be reported. These include certain birth defects and forms of learning difficulties. Cancers are registered nationally, and cancer data is now pooled in an international registry. Certain types of occupational disease are also reportable; examples include lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, cadmium poisoning, and anthrax. (See also prescribed diseases.)
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