BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY PART 2

Question 1

4 CIRCLES OF BIOHAZARD SYMBOL

Answer 1

AGENT
HOST
SOURCE
TRANSMISSION

Question 2

• Unlikely to cause disease

* No/low individual & community risk

Answer 2

RISK GRP 1

Question 3

Unlikely to be a serious risk to lab workers & community, livestock, & environment
• Lab exposure may cause infection, but treatment & preventive measures are available
• Risk of spread is limited
• Moderate individual risk, low
community risk

Answer 3

RISK GRP 2

Question 4

Cause serious diseases, but does not ordinarily spread
• Effective treatment & preventive measures available
• High individual risk, low community risk

Answer 4

RISK GRP 3

Question 4

Cause serious diseases, but does not ordinarily spread
• Effective treatment & preventive measures available
• High individual risk, low community risk

Answer 4

RISK GRP 3

Question 5

Readily transmittable from one individual to another
• Treatment & preventive measures not available
• High individual & community risk
Produce life-threatening diseases

Answer 5

RISK GRP 4