Health Professional Infectious Respiratory Illness Information

Programs to help protect health professionals from respiratory illness

• Respiratory Protection Program
  The purpose of this program is to ensure that all employees required to wear respiratory protection as a condition of their employment and are protected from respiratory hazards through the proper use of respirators.
• RespSafe
  RespSafe is a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) program that recognizes Minnesota hospitals and long-term care facilities for their commitment to high flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates among health care personnel.

Disease-specific information for health professionals

• COVID-19 Information for Health Professionals
  Guidance for health care settings and workers.
• Diphtheria Information for Health Professionals
  Information on diphtheria for health professionals, including clinical features and epidemiology, how to report cases, vaccine information, and official recommendations.
• Influenza Information for Health Professional 
  Information specific to health care providers regarding specimen collection, submission, and treatment for flu.
• Haemophilus influenzae, type b (Hib)Information for Health Professionals 
  Required reporting information, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and other clinical information.
• Legionellosis (Legionella) Information for Health Professionals
  Legionellosis guidelines and reporting information.
• Measles Information For Health Professionals
  Information about lab testing, reporting, clinical features and epidemiology, and vaccines.
• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Information for Health Professionals
  Information specific to health care providers regarding specimen collection, submission, and surveillance for MERS-CoV.
• Pertussis Information for Health Professionals 
  Information on pertussis for health professionals, including clinical features and epidemiology, how to report cases, vaccine information, and official recommendations.
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for Health Professionals
  Information on RSV for health professionals, including reporting and infection prevention.
• Rubella Information for Health Professionals
  Information on rubella for health professionals, including clinical features and epidemiology, how to report cases, vaccine information, and official recommendations.
• TB Information for Health Professionals
  Information about reporting TB cases; screening, diagnosis, and treatment of TB; patient education resources; cultural issues, and infection control.
• Varicella Information for Health Professionals
  Information on varicella for health professionals, including clinical features and epidemiology, how to report cases, vaccine information, and official recommendations.