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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
A communicable disease is an infectious disease that is spread from person-to-person through
casual contact or respiratory droplet exposure. A significant outbreak is the occurrence of 3 or
more cases of one or more of the following communicable diseases:
• Pandemic Influenza (this includes H1N1 influenza)
• Meningococcal meningitis
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Measles
• Mumps
• Hepatitis A
• Bioterrorism Event – using a communicable agent
Other less serious infectious diseases, such as chicken pox, influenza, and community acquired
MRSA skin infections will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
The Human Resources Manager should be notified immediately in all known or suspected
cases of the above diseases involving any member of the Argosy University community. The
Human Resources Generalist will notify and activate the crisis response team. This includes
contacting the appropriate state and government local agencies as well as EDMC CS.
The sick employee(s)/student(s) should be isolated in a pre-determined “sick room” until they
can safely return home and/or seek medical treatment, being escorted from the building wearing
a mask to prevent spread of the illness. Students and staff with illness are urged to stay home
until at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever (without help of fever
medication) Exposure to someone with the flu alone – without exhibiting any symptoms oneself
– no longer rises to the level of precautionary absence.
The Business Manager will be notified to begin clean up measures and enact preventive
measures for the spread of the disease. As necessary, the Senior Director of Communications
will draft and facilitate dissemination of pertinent information via campus email, campus sites,
My Campus Alert Emergency Notification System and other appropriate outlets.
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