a subset of contact tracing aimed specifically at informing sexual partners of an infected person and addressing their health needs. This definition evolved from identifying infected individuals to including a comprehensive program that encompasses counseling and medical care to treat the infection. The official title, contract tracers, was first implemented in the United Kingdom during the smallpox outbreaks. Dedicated individuals served on a surveillance-based team to curb the spread of disease. This process served as a blueprint for other public health agencies to have a formalized program. The United States soon followed and enacted a contact tracing program for the prevention of infectious diseases which included TB, HIV, SARS, and now SARS-CoV-2. Steps Contact tracing generally involves the following steps as provided by CDC: Notification of exposure: An individual is identified as having a communicable disease (often called the index case). This case may be reported to public health or managed by the primary health care provider. Ideally, all notification should be done within 24 hours of exposure. If contacts are not individually identifiable (e.g. members of the public who attended the same location), broader communications may be issued, like media advisories. Communication with the contacts will be initially done through digital methods including texts and email. Efforts to inform the contacts remotely should be exhausted before considering an in-person communication. During this process, it is imperative that the identity of the source of exposure must not be revealed to the contact. Contact interview: The index case is interviewed to learn about their movements, whom they have been in close contact with or who their sexual partners have been. Depending on the disease and the context of the infection, family members, health care providers, and anyone else who may have knowledge of the case's contacts may also be interviewed. Interviews typically follow a template which include demographics, symptomology, pre-existing conditions, and timing of exposures to ensure consistency across all contact tracing efforts. Interpreters and source materials in different languages are utilized to accommodate persons with different cultural backgrounds. Recommendations for close contacts: Once contacts are identified, public health workers contact them to offer counseling, screening, prophylaxis, and/or treatment. Contacts are provided education on concepts of quarantine, isolation, signs and symptoms of disease, and timely testing. If applicable, contacts should wear appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce to transmission of disease. Assessing feasibility of self-quarantine and support: Contacts may be isolated