INTC 2P97 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Notifiable Disease, Toronto Public Health, Terrestrial Animal
8 Dec 2016
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Bioterrorism may or may not develop into a serious concern in the future, but it is not one not one not of the most pressing problems that we have on the planet today. leitenberg, 2005. Biohazard: potential source of harm caused by biological agents or toxins. Biological agent: any microorganism including those which have been genetically modified, cell cultures and endo parasites, which may be able to provoke any infection, allergy or toxicity in humans, animals or plants. Biorisk: combination of the probability of occurrence of harm and the severity of that harm where the source of harm is a biological agent or toxin. Biosafety describes the containment principles, technologies and practices that are implemented to prevent unintentional exposure to infectious material or toxins, or their accidental release. (containment: system for confining microorganisms or organisms or other entities within a defined space)
