Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STD)
The STD control section provides services to prevent and control diseases caused by sexually transmitted organisms.
Department of Health Services staff from the Division of Public Health based in
Madison and Milwaukee work with
local health departments to provide disease intervention consultation with patients,
disease surveillance, monitoring of statistical
trends, and implementation and maintenance
of prevention programs. Staff provide STD intervention
consultations and training to health care providers statewide.
There are currently five reportable STDs in
Wisconsin:
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(Chlamydia) Chlamydia
trachomatis
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(Syphilis)
Treponema Pallidum
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(Gonorrhea) Neisseria
gonorrhea
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(Chancroid) Haemophilus ducreyi
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(PID) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
The most frequently reported are: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
To report sexually transmitted diseases fill out the case
report form (F44243) and send it
to the local health department in the jurisdiction where the
patient resides.
Learn more about sexually
transmitted diseases by following these links:
Program
Staff | Publication Resources
| Health Care Resources
Surveillance
and Statistics | Links | STD Program
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Last Revised: August 24, 2009
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