When handling lab samples, plating cultures, pipetting, centrifugation, and opening tubes can lead to ...
Which containment level best describes specimens that are not generally transmitted by airborne route, but can contaminate through ingestion and the mucous membrane and therefore are handled in a biological safety cabinet?
Which containment level best describes specimens that are handled on the bench top?
Yeast poses low risk to individuals and low risk to the community. To which risk group does yeast belong?
HIV poses high risk to the individual and low risk to the community. To which risk group does HIV belong?
The herpes virus poses moderate risk to the individual, but limited risk to the community. To which risk group does the herpes virus belong?
Which containment level best describes specimens that may be transmitted by airborne route and therefore primary and secondary barriers are utilized?
Ebola poses high risk to the individual as well as the community. To which risk group does ebola belong?
Which containment level best describes specimens that have the potential for aerosol transmission and produce very serious (or fatal) effects even at low dose, and therefore required maximum containment?
When handling biological matter, spills/splashes, accidental needle stick injuries, and exposure to infectious aerosols can lead to ...
Containment level 3 (CL3)
The production of aerosols
Containment level 4 (CL4)
Risk group 2
Containment level 1 (CL1)
Risk group 1
Infections
Containment level 2 (CL2)
Risk group 3
Risk group 4