34-22-1. Definitions.
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Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Carrier," a person who harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source or reservoir of infection for other persons;
(2)"Communicable disease," includes:
(a)An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal, fomite, or reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or inanimate environment and which is determined to be a reportable disease pursuant to § 34-22-12 and any rules promulgated pursuant to that section; and
(b)Any disease or condition which is the subject of a declared public health emergency pursuant to § 34-22-42 ;
(3)"Department," the Department of Health.