Infectious agent definition

Infectious agent means that term as defined in R 325.9031 of the Michigan administrative code.

Infectious agent means an organism such as a virus, rickettsia, bacteria, fungus, protozoan, or helminth that is capable of producing infection or infectious disease.

Infectious agent means a bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent identified by the department by rule as causing illness in humans or human fetuses or both, which is introduced by an employer to be used, studied or produced in the workplace. “Infectious agent” does not include such an agent in or on the body of a person who is present in the workplace for diag- nosis or treatment.

Examples of Infectious agent in a sentence

• Infectious agent of sheep scrapie may persist in the environment for at least 16 years.

• This add-on payment can be billed using HCPCS code U0005 effective January 1, 2021, and is described as follows: • U0005: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique, CDC or non-CDC, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within two calendar days from date and time of specimen collection.

• Infectious agent genotype analysis by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Hepatitis C (87902) is also covered.

• CPT® Code Description87590 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, direct probe technique87591 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique87592 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, quantification Screening for hepatitis BThe USPSTF recommends screening for individuals at risk.

• Infectious agent is a bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent known to cause illness in humans which is used, researched, produced or stored within or on premises.

More Definitions of Infectious agent

Infectious agent means a communicable bacterium, rickettsia, parasites, virus, or fungus determined by the commissioner by rule, with approval of the commissioner of health, which according to documented medical or scientific evidence causes substantial acute or chronic illness or permanent disability as a foreseeable and direct result of any routine exposure to the infectious agent. Infectious agent does not include an agent in or on the body of a patient before diagnosis.

Infectious agent means a type of microorganism, pathogen, virus, or proteinaceous infectious particle that can cause or significantly contribute to disease in or death of human beings.

Infectious agent means a prion, virus, bacterium, microscopic fungus, protozoan, helminth or arthropod, and their components and toxins capable of causing communicable diseases;

Infectious agent means any organism such as a virus or bacteria that is capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans. (4-5-00)

Infectious agent means a pathogen that is sufficiently virulent so that if a susceptible host is exposed to the pathogen in an adequate concentration and through a portal of entry, the result could be transmission of disease to a human.

Infectious agent means a type of microorganism, bacteria, mold, parasite, or virus, including, but not limited to, organisms managed as Biosafety Level II, III, or IV by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that normally causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings.

Infectious agent means a type of microorganism, helminth, or virus that causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of increased morbidity or mortality of human beings.