California Code
CHAPTER 2 - Definitions
Section 117675.

117675. “Infectious agent” means a type of microorganism, bacteria, mold, parasite, or virus, including, but not limited to, organisms managed as Biosafety Level II, III, or IV by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that normally causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)