Which disease must a medical assistant report to the state as a mandatory requirement?

Tuberculosis is categorized as a communicable disease that poses a significant public health risk. Due to its ability to spread easily through airborne particles, cases of tuberculosis must be reported to health authorities to enable monitoring and control efforts. This reporting requirement is part of public health protocols designed to trace outbreaks, implement containment measures, and ensure that individuals exposed to the disease receive necessary treatment and prevention education.

In contrast, while HIV/AIDS also requires reporting, it is often subject to more stringent confidentiality protections and does not carry the same level of public health urgency related to immediate contagiousness as tuberculosis does. Diabetes and influenza do not typically fall under mandatory reporting requirements because they are not considered public health threats requiring immediate action or surveillance in the same way that diseases like tuberculosis are.