USCIS Doctors Infectious Disease Screening 2

Question 1

What does a Class B1 tuberculosis designation mean in the immigration context?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary TB, active but not suspected infectious, or TB requiring follow-up evaluation

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TB that is fully cured with no follow-up needed

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Extrapulmonary TB only

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Latent TB with no chest X-ray abnormality

Question 2

Hansen's disease (leprosy) is a Class A communicable disease for immigration purposes. Which form of the disease triggers inadmissibility?

Accepted Answer

Infectious (lepromatous) leprosy

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Non-infectious (tuberculoid) leprosy

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Any form of leprosy regardless of infectivity

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Only leprosy with documented transmission

Question 3

Which sexually transmitted infection, when in its infectious stage, is classified as a Class A condition for immigration?

Accepted Answer

Syphilis, infectious stage (primary or secondary)

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Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

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Chlamydia

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Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Question 4

What should a civil surgeon do if an applicant has a positive IGRA result but a normal chest X-ray?

Accepted Answer

Classify as Class B2 (latent TB infection) and document appropriately on Form I-693

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Classify as Class A active TB and recommend inadmissibility

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Repeat the IGRA and withhold the form pending results

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No further action is needed if the chest X-ray is normal

Question 5

An immigration applicant tests positive on the initial RPR syphilis screen. What is the next required step?

Accepted Answer

Perform a confirmatory treponemal test (e.g., FTA-ABS or TP-PA)

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Immediately classify as Class A and recommend treatment

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Repeat the RPR test twice before confirming

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Refer to infectious disease specialist before completing Form I-693

Question 6

Which communicable diseases are classified as 'quarantinable diseases' by executive order and are automatically Class A for immigration?

Accepted Answer

Cholera, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, and viral hemorrhagic fevers

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Influenza, hepatitis A, and norovirus

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HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C

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Measles, mumps, and rubella