Page 2 - Federal Law No. (14) of 2014 Concerning the Prevention of Communicable Diseases

Chapter One

General Provisions

Article (1)

In the Application of the provisions of this Law, the following words and expressions shall have
the meanings indicated opposite each of them, unless the context requires otherwise:
State : United Arab Emirates

The Ministry : The Ministry of Health and Prevention
The Minister : Minister of Health

Health Authority : Any federal or local government health authority in the State.

Concerned Department : The Preventive Medicine Department at the Ministry or the
equivalent in other health authorities.

Communicable Disease : Means an infectious disease that results from the transmission of
a pathogen or its toxic products or secretions, directly or
indirectly, to others and causes the disease.
Pathogen : The Infectious agent that causes the communicable disease

Pathogen Carrier : The person whose body harbors the pathogen without showing
signs and symptoms of the disease

Epidemic : It is a health emergency represented in the emergence of cases
infected with a communicable disease among a group of people
in a specific geographical area during a specific period of time,
with a more clear increase than the natural expectation compared
to a previous similar period in the same spot and time of the same
region, and caused concern at the national level.
Contamination : The presence of a pathogen that causes or transmits a
communicable disease to a body, device, or substance.

Disinfection : The use of chemical, physical or other approved methods to
eliminate the largest percentage of pathogens that cause the
communicable disease.
Endemic Disease : It is a disease that is constantly infecting a specific geographical
area or human group.

The Infected Person : Every person infected with the pathogen, its toxic products, or its
secretions, whether the disease signs or symptoms appeared on
the person or not.
The Suspected Person : The person whose medical history or symptoms shown on him
indicate that he/ she harbors the pathogen.

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.