Biohazards Flashcards
1
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Endemic
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Regularly occurring in an area or community
2
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Epidemic
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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
3
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Pandemic
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A widespread occurrence of a disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time
4
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Fomite
A
Objects likely to carry infection
5
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Vector
A
Something that transmits a pathogen, disease or parasite
6
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Vehicle
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Any means in which something can be carried or conveyed
7
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Pathogen
A
something causing disease for its host
8
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Biohazard categories
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Invasive species, viruses, fungi, pathogenic organisms, bioactive and toxins
9
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Hemorrhaging
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Hemorrhage is any profuse internal or external bleeding from blood vessels
