Communicable disease definition

Communicable disease means an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.

Communicable disease means a disease caused by the presence of viruses or microbial agents within a person’s body, which agents may be transmitted either directly or indirectly to other persons.

Communicable disease means any disease which can be transmitted by means of any substance or agent from any organism to another organism where:

Examples of Communicable disease in a sentence

• The vision of the foundational Communicable Disease Control program is to ensure that everyone in Oregon is protected from Communicable Disease threats through Communicable Disease and Outbreak reporting, investigation, and application of public health control measures such as isolation, post-exposure prophylaxis, education, or other measures as warranted by investigative findings.

• This work is primarily accomplished through ACPHD’s Division of Communicable Disease Control C Prevention (DCDCP).

• COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION POLICY: I agree to follow the transmission prevention strategies described within the UBC Communicable Disease Prevention Framework 2022 (UBC Safety & Risk Services website).

• See Appendix A: Lincoln County Communicable Disease 2023 Two Year Old Vaccinations LCHD monitors the percent of 2 years olds in our county that are current with recommended childhood vaccines.

• I understand that my BW program session may need to be modified should there be changes to the Communicable Disease Prevention Framework that recommend additional precautions.

More Definitions of Communicable disease

Communicable disease means a disease caused by a microorganism (bacterium, virus, fungus, or parasite) that can be transmitted from person to person via an infected body fluid or respiratory spray, with or without an intermediary agent (such as a louse or mosquito) or environmental object (such as a table surface). Some communicable diseases are reportable to the local health authority.

Communicable disease means an illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that results from transmission of that infectious agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host, directly as from an infected individual or animal, or indirectly through the agency of an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment.

Communicable disease means any disease, known or unknown, which can be transmitted by means of any substance or agent from one organism to another where:

Communicable disease means an illness, sickness, condition or an interruption or disorder of body functions, systems or organs that is transmissible by an infection or a contagion directly or indirectly through human contact, or contact with human fluids, waste, or similar agent, such as, but not limited to Meningitis, Measles or Legionnaire’s Disease.

Communicable disease means any infectious, communicable or contagious disease, or any mutation or variation thereof, which can be transmitted by means of any substance or agent from any organism to another organism including, but not limited to, where:

Communicable disease means an infectious disease caused by a contagious agent which is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with an infected individual or by indirect means such as exposure to a vector, animal, fomite, product or environment, or exchange of fluid, which is contaminated with the contagious agent;

Communicable disease means a disease caused by the presence within a person’s body of a virus or microbial agent which may be transmitted either directly or indirectly to other persons.