DIVISION 103. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 104100-106036›PART 1. CHRONIC DISEASE 104100-104324.5›CHAPTER 2. Cancer 104145-104210.2›ARTICLE 2.5. Lyme Disease Advisory Committee and Information Service 104190-104193
§ 104190
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
As used in this article the following definitions apply:
(a) “Disease” means Lyme disease recognized by the presence of the spirochete (borrelia burgdorferi), a spiral-shaped bacterium, in the human body.
(b) “Lyme Disease Support Network” means the groups organized through hospitals and volunteer organizations to counsel and provide support to those individuals who have contracted the disease.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 668, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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