Your primary dx should be the sign/symptom or diagnosis that drove the encounter. This may or may not be the presenting problem. (ie pt presents with pharyngitis, but due to pain has not been drinking fluids. Labs indicate dehydration, for which an IV of fluids is started and he/she is admitted overnight.
Neurosyphilis is considered infectious but is not transmitted from person to person. Generally, a disease like this is caused by an infectious agent and not spread between people. Neurosyphilis, although infectious, is not a genetic disease. It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene.
No. Inhalational anthrax disease is not considered a communicable disease that is spread from person-to-person like the flu or common cold. Even if you have symptoms of anthrax disease, you are not contagious to anyone with whom you come in contact.o. Inhalational anthrax disease is not considered a communicable disease that is spread from person-to-person like the flu or common cold. Even if you have symptoms of anthrax disease, you are not contagious to anyone with whom you come in contact.