Communicable Disease Control Act Article 3
“Communicable diseases” specified herein refer to diseases categorized by the central competent authority according to degrees of risks and hazards such as case fatality rate, incidence rate, and transmission speed:1. Category 1 communicable diseases: Smallpox, plague, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), etc.2. Category 2 communicable diseases: Diphtheria, typhoid fever, dengue fever, etc.3. Category 3 communicable diseases: Pertussis, tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, etc.4. Category 4 communicable diseases: Known communicable diseases or syndromes other than those mentioned in the preceding three Subparagraphs that are considered by the central competent authority to require monitoring of their occurrence or implementation of preventive and control measures5. Category 5 communicable diseases: Emerging communicable diseases or syndromes other than those mentioned in the preceding four Subparagraphs that are considered by the central competent authority to cause a substantial impact on the health of the population through their transmission and to require the formulation of preventive and control measures or preparedness plans in accordance with this Act.The central competent authority shall announce the names of communicable diseases mentioned in the various Subparagraphs of the preceding Paragraph in the Executive Yuan Gazette; when any adjustment is required, an amendment shall be made immediately.
中文原文 傳染病防治法第3條
本法所稱傳染病，指下列由中央主管機關依致死率、發生率及傳播速度等危害風險程度高低分類之疾病：
一、第一類傳染病：指天花、鼠疫、嚴重急性呼吸道症候群等。
二、第二類傳染病：指白喉、傷寒、登革熱等。
三、第三類傳染病：指百日咳、破傷風、日本腦炎等。
四、第四類傳染病：指前三款以外，經中央主管機關認有監視疫情發生或施行防治必要之已知傳染病或症候群。
五、第五類傳染病：指前四款以外，經中央主管機關認定其傳染流行可能對國民健康造成影響，有依本法建立防治對策或準備計畫必要之新興傳染病或症候群。
中央主管機關對於前項各款傳染病之名稱，應刊登行政院公報公告之；有調整必要者，應即時修正之。
一、第一類傳染病：指天花、鼠疫、嚴重急性呼吸道症候群等。
二、第二類傳染病：指白喉、傷寒、登革熱等。
三、第三類傳染病：指百日咳、破傷風、日本腦炎等。
四、第四類傳染病：指前三款以外，經中央主管機關認有監視疫情發生或施行防治必要之已知傳染病或症候群。
五、第五類傳染病：指前四款以外，經中央主管機關認定其傳染流行可能對國民健康造成影響，有依本法建立防治對策或準備計畫必要之新興傳染病或症候群。
中央主管機關對於前項各款傳染病之名稱，應刊登行政院公報公告之；有調整必要者，應即時修正之。