305.05 DISINFECTION; TERMINAL.

   (a)   "Disinfection" means the destruction of the viability of pathogenic microorganisms by chemical or physical means directly applied.

   (b)   When the word "terminal" is used as qualifying disinfection, it indicates the process of rendering the personal clothing and immediate physical environment of the patient free from the possibility of conveying the infection to others, at the time when the patient is no longer a source of infection. (Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)