In all cases of known or suspected contagious or infectious diseases occurring within this State the attending physician shall report such disease to the county health department within twenty-four hours, stating the name and address of the patient and the nature of the disease. The county health department shall report to the Department of Health and Environmental Control all such cases of infectious and contagious diseases as have been reported during the preceding month, such reports to be made upon blanks furnished by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall designate the diseases it considers contagious and infectious. The Department of Health and Environmental Control may also designate other diseases for mandatory reporting by physicians. Any physician who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty days.