South Dakota § 34-22-1 Definitions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-22-1 — Definitions.

South Dakota·Title 34 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 34-21C CONTAGIOUS DISEASE CONTROL

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 healt

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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.

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