Syphilis is a complex sexually transmitted disease that has a highly variable clinical course. Classification by a clinician with expertise in syphilis may take precedence over the following case definitions developed for surveillance purposes.
CDC
CDC Diagnostic Criteria for Psittacosis (Ornithosis)
1996 Case Definition
Clinical description
An illness characterized by fever, chills, headache, photophobia, cough, and myalgia
CDC Diagnostic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Minimal criteria*
- Lower abdominal tenderness
- Uterine/adnexal tenderness
- Cervical motion tenderness