Disease definition

Disease means an alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness or physical or mental disorder and certified by a Medical Practitioner.

Disease means any disorder which does not arise out of, which is not caused or contributed to by, and which is not a consequence of, any employment or occupation for compensation or profit; however, if evidence satisfactory to the Plan is furnished showing that the individual concerned is covered as an employee under any worker’s compensation law, occupational disease law or any other legislation of similar purpose, or under the maritime doctrine of maintenance, wages, and cure, but that the disorder involved is one not covered under the applicable law or doctrine, then such disorder shall, for the purposes of the Plan, be regarded as a Sickness, Illness or Disease.

Disease means a disease contracted by an Employee of the Insured as a result of his exposure to the nature of his employment with the Insured. Such exposure may extend over a period of time and part of which period may fall outside the Period of Insurance under this Policy.

Examples of Disease in a sentence

• Section 1, Sanitary, Safety and Health Conditions The Company agrees to maintain sanitary, safe and healthful conditions in facilities and buildings in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and all other applicable agency laws of the state, county and city of its place of operation.

• Information on travel vaccination, health risks and preventative measures are available at government- based web sites such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• According to the CDC, in the last twenty years there has been a large increase in Recreational Water Illness (RWI) outbreaks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015b).

• RWIs are caused by microbes and chemicals present in the water and include diarrheal illness, the most commonly reported as well as skin, ear, eye, and respiratory infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015b).

• The report states there were 69 RWI outbreaks from treated recreational water (e.g., pools and hot tubs or spas) that caused at least 1,309 cases reported to the CDC’s Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) for 2011-2012.

More Definitions of Disease

Disease means an illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source, that presents or could present significant harm to humans;

Disease means an alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness or physical or mental disorder and certified by a Medical Practitioner to that effect.

Disease means an affliction of the bodily organs having a defined and recognised pattern of symptoms that first manifests itself during the Policy Period and for which immediate treatment by a Physician is necessary.

Disease means any disease of fish;

Disease means a disease included in the list of three-character categories contained in the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; and

Disease means any pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental illness or departure from complete health or the proper condition of the human body or any of its parts.

Disease means a highly infectious or contagious disease that is seriously harmful to humans (for example Covid 19).