A person who knowingly secretes himself or others known to have a contagious or infectious disease, or a member of a board of health or an officer of a local health department who with criminal negligence fails or refuses to perform a duty, or a person who violates a provision of this article or a rule, regulation, order, instruction or measure adopted and given the required publicity by a board of health is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this article.