Post death procedure - East Cheshire NHS Trust

APPENDIX I Cont …..InfectionNotifiable inEngland &WalesBodyBagCategoryof riskACDPMortuary/LaboratoryViewing Embalming HygienicPreparationMethicillin resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA) No L 2 Yes Yes YesMumps No L 2 Yes Yes YesOphthalmia neonatorum No L 2 Yes Yes YesOrf No L 2 Yes Yes YesParatyphoid Fever Yes M 3 Yes Yes YesPlague Yes HR 3 No No NoAcute poliomyelitis No M 2 Yes Yes YesPsittacosis No L 3 Yes Yes YesQ Fever No M 3 Yes Yes YesRabies Yes HR 3 No No NoRelapsing Fever Yes M 2 Yes Yes YesRubella No L 2 Yes Yes YesScarlet Fever Yes M 2 Yes Yes YesSmallpox Yes HR 4 No No NoStreptococcal Invasive Group A Yes H 4 No No NoTetanus No L 2 Yes Yes YesTransmissible spongiform encephalopathies Yes H 3 Yes No Yes(eg Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)Tuberculosis Yes M 2 Yes Yes YesTyphoid Fever Yes M 3 Yes Yes YesTyphus Yes M 3 Yes Yes YesViral Haemorrhagic Fever Yes HR 4 No No NoWhooping Cough No L 2 Yes Yes YesYellow Fever Yes HR 3 No No NoAdv = advisable and may be required by local health regulations * = Requires particular care during embalmingL = Low Risk M = Medium Risk H = High Risk HR = High (Rare)DefinitionsBagging: Placing the body in a plastic body bag.Viewing: Allowing the bereaved to see, touch and spend time with the body before disposal