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!TOPIC 1 NETSS
!INDEX 1
                This is the General NETSS description.
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            If you wish field specific help hit │<shift> F1 │
            with the cursor in the field.       └───────────┘

       To enter or edit data:  All records are stored in files by
       year of report.  Disease specific files are 'RELATED' or
       attached to the main file and can be read by selecting the
       'CORE' or main part of the record and then hitting ALT F
       and selecting the disease specific file.

       For new records the program will automatically bring up the
       appropriate linked or 'RELATED' file.


!TOPIC 2 LASTNAME
!INDEX 2
LAST NAME  Names may be entered in upper or lower case; they will be
automatically converted to upper case letters so that a search for
particular records does not have to deal with Jones, jones, and JONES
as three separate names.  All will be JONES in the computer record.
When you have completed an entry, press the <Enter> key to go on to
the next field.
If the record is to be a summary record (e.g. for 10 cases),
enter an 'S' and press <Enter>.  The cursor will jump past the name and
address fields so that you can enter the type of event (disease) and
number of cases. The fields which are not relevant to Summary records
will be blanked out.

!TOPIC 3 FIRSTNAME
!INDEX 3
FIRST  Enter the first name in this field, followed by an initial if
desired. It is important to have a uniform method for dealing with
initials and punctuation that is followed by everyone entering data in
the system.  Generally omitting the period after the initial is best
unless the records will be used to generate mailing labels.
ADDRESS and CITY are filled in as for any form.

!TOPIC 4  ADDRESS
!INDEX 4
ADDRESS  Enter the residence address of the person.
CSTE has determined that cases should be reported by home address.

!TOPIC 5 CITY
!INDEX 5
CITY    Enter the city of residence of the person.
CSTE has determined that cases should be reported by the home city.

!TOPIC 6 COUNTY
!INDEX 6
COUNTY codes are provided.  Press <F9> to show the counties in a window
on the screen.  To find a particular county, type the first letter or
few letters of the county name.
The bar cursor will move to the first county matching those letters.
You can type additional letters until the county is identified, or move
the cursor with the up and down arrow keys to the correct choice.
Press <Enter> as usual to confirm the entry, and the name will appear
in the COUNTY field.  The COUNTY CODE appears automatically.  The cursor
jumps to ZIP CODE unless REGION has been specifically set up for your state.

!TOPIC 7 COUNTYCODE
!INDEX 7
COUNTYCODE  This is an automatic field - you should see a county code 'pop up'
after entering a county name.  Hit enter here and the region will 'pop up' if
REGION is specifically set up for your state.

!TOPIC 8 REGION
!INDEX 8
REGION    This is a NO ENTER field.  The region will be blank unless your
state is specifically set up.  If so, REGION will 'pop up' after you hit
ENTER on the countycode field.

!TOPIC 9 ZIPCODE
!INDEX 9
ZIP CODE  Enter a five-digit zip code.

!TOPIC 10 BIRTHDATE
!INDEX 10
BIRTHDATE  If the birthdate is known, enter it in the format
mm/dd/yy--06/01/92, for example.  You enter only the numbers as the slash
marks are inserted automatically.  If the birthdate is unknown, press <Enter>
to proceed to AGE.  Sometimes it is necessary to enter a birthdate with an
unknown day.  In the present system, this must be done by approximating the
day as mid-month, generally "15." or by using the AGE instead. If you enter a
birthdate, the cursor will skip to RACE.  AGE will be calculated automatically
when EVENT DATE is entered further down on the page.  BIRTHDATE may not be
after current date.

!TOPIC 11 AGE
!INDEX 11
AGE  If the cursor jumps to this field, fill in an age.  Usually this is
in years, but you can enter a number representing days, weeks, months,
years, or a census code and then indicate in the AGE TYPE field what the
AGE represents.

!TOPIC 12 AGETYPE
!INDEX 12
AGETYPE      A window of codes will pop up if you enter an AGE;
enter the the correct code for AGE TYPE and it will be placed in the AGE
TYPE field.  It is important to have a system for deciding which units
to use so that a child of 4 months, for example is not entered as 4
months one time and 120 days another.

!TOPIC 13 RACE
!INDEX 13
RACE is coded as Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, White,
Other, and Unknown.  Press <F9> to see the codes and use the arrow keys
to move the cursor to the correct choice or merely type the letter.
Note that the full text for your choice, such as BLACK appears beside
the field so that you can see that you entered the correct code.

!TOPIC 14 ETHNIC
!INDEX 14
ETHNIC means Hispanic or Non Hispanic.
The codes are displayed with <F9> and confirmed after you make an entry.

!TOPIC 15 SEX
!INDEX 15
SEX offers the choices Male, Female, and Unknown  M F U
The codes are displayed with <F9> and confirmed after you make an entry.

!TOPIC 16 EVENTNAME
!INDEX 16
EVENT NAME is a "must-enter" field, meaning that you cannot move the
cursor from the field until an entry has been made.  EVENT is a general
term that covers DISEASE, INJURY, or whatever else the surveillance system
is designed to cover.  For most disease-reporting systems it means DISEASE.
Press <F9> to see the disease names available.  When you are experienced
with the system, it may be easier to type the names rather than selecting from
the menu.  If you misspell one, the error will be caught automatically.
When the entry is made, a code is placed in the EVENT field and the cursor
skips to EVENT DATE.

!TOPIC 17 EVENT
!INDEX 17
EVENT   This is an automatic field.  It will 'pop up' when you enter EVENTNAME.

!TOPIC 18 CASECOUNT
!INDEX 18
CASE COUNT    Only enter case count for aggregate reports.  The system
should only stop at the case count field when you have entered the
EVENT NAME of an aggregate report.

!TOPIC 19 EVENTTYPE
!INDEX 19
EVENT TYPE  The choices here describe the EVENT DATE.
        Is it 1) Date of onset
              2) Date of diagnosis
              3) Date of laboratory diagnosis
              4) Date of report to the county
              5) Date of report to the State
           or 9) An unknown or other type of date.
Enter the one closest to the date of onset--the one that is most desired for
surveillance purposes.

!TOPIC 20 EVENTDATE
!INDEX 20
EVENT DATE is also a must-enter field.  If possible enter the date of
onset here.  If the date of onset is not available, enter the date of
diagnosis, the date of laboratory diagnosis, the date of report to the
county, the date of report to the State, or, least desirable of all, any
date associated with the case.  This field is designed so that you can
always enter some date, designating the kind of date it is in the EVENT
TYPE field.  The EVENT DATE must be later later than or equal to BIRTHDATE.
The EVENT DATE must be earlier than or equal to current date. (UPDATED)

!TOPIC 21 OUTBREAK
!INDEX 21
OUTBREAK ASSOCiated  Press <Enter> if the case is not part of an outbreak.
If it is outbreak associated, enter 1 for "Yes". Alternatively, if your
state has a system of assigning numbers to outbreak investigations, type
the outbreak number.  Any number greater than 0 entered in this field tells
CDC that the case is associated with an outbreak.

!TOPIC 22 MMWRWK
!INDEX 22
MMWRWK    MMWR Week is the week of the epidemiologic year for which the
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is to be published at the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.  A calendar of week numbers for the
decade of the 90's should be kept beside the computer.  Except in very
unusual cases, the current week should be entered.  An exception might be
made if a number of cases have not been entered for a period of several
months; they should then be given week numbers corresponding to the date
they normally would have been reported.  When such backdated reports are
received at CDC, they are excluded from reports for the current week, so
this should be avoided in all but extreme cases.  The MMWR Week should
definitely not be backdated to agree with the onset date in routine cases.
It is expected that the two dates will be different in many cases.  MMWR
Week must be entered for every case record.

!TOPIC 23 YEAR
!INDEX 23
YR  The year must agree with the MMWR Week.  Enter the last two digits of
the year, as in "92."

!TOPIC 24 REPORTED
!INDEX 24
REPORTED is a date in the form mm/dd/yy that represents the date the EVENT
was reported to the State.  Consult your State Epidemiologist to see if
there is a local reference for the type of date that should be entered
here or whether the date should be skipped entirely.  The REPORTED date
may not be before EVENT DATE nor after current date.

!TOPIC 25 OTHERDATA
!INDEX 25
OTHER DATA    Other Data is included for those events which CDC has
determined to gather some added data OR for those events which the
State office has decided to gather added data.
For certain diseases, a window will pop up to ask specific questions.
If the EVENT NAME is animal rabies, for example, the window will ask what
species of animal; for rubella, information on immunization status and
pregnancy is requested.


!TOPIC 26 IMPORTED
!INDEX 26
IMPORTED   If the EVENT NAME is MEASLES, an entry must be made, otherwise,
it is optional.  <F9> brings up a pick list.
                              codes:  1 Acquired in State
                                      2 outside of USA
                                      3 In USA out of State



!TOPIC 27 STATUS
!INDEX 27
REPORT STATUS  The choices here are 1) Confirmed 2) Probable 3) Suspect,
and 9) Unknown.  These definitions are found in the document, "Case
Definitions for Public Health Surveillance," ( MMWR Recommendations and
Reports #13, October 19, 1990, USDHHS, Centers for Disease Control,
Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.), and have been agreed upon jointly by the U.S.
Council of State Epidemiologists and CDC.  Enter the correct status
for the case and the disease.

After this field the screen changes to a new form,called the Supplemental
Report, containing information tailored to State circumstances and preferences.
This form is completely customizable and the fields presented in the Modular
System Supplemental Report are only examples.  The ID Number is carried over
from the main screen, allowing linkage of the information on the two screens,
which show information in two different files.  Fill in the blanks in the
Supplemental Report.  After the last field, the question "Write data to
disk (Y/N)?" appears at the bottom of the screen.  Answer "Y." Depending on
the type of EVENT NAME you entered, another disease-specific form may pop up.
These forms are discussed below in the next section.  After you have filled
out all the necessary supplementary forms, the cursor will return to REPORT
STATUS, the last field on the CONFIDENTIAL MORBIDITY REPORT (the CORE screen).