A combination of the words biological hazard. Organisms or products of organisms that present a risk to humans.
an abbreviation of biological hazard. The Breakthrough Time is the time taken in standard tests for permeation of a chemical through a protective barrier (such as a rubber glove) to be detected. Carcinogen is a chemical known or believed to cause cancer in humans. The number of known carcinogens is comparatively small, but many more chemicals are suspected to be carcinogenic. The CAS Registry number is a unique number assigned to a chemical; by the Chemical Abstracts Service. Chronic Hazard is a chemical which has the potential to cause long-term damage to health, often as a consequence of repeated or prolonged exposure to it.
A contraction of the words biological and hazard: infectious agent(s) presenting a real or potential risk to the well-being of man, other animals, or plants, either directly through infection or indirectly through disruption of the environment.
hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions
any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
a biological agent, such as an infectious microorganism, or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans
a potentially dangerous infectious agent or material (tissue, blood, etc
a danger to humans, animals or the environment caused by a biological agent or condition.
A biological material especially if infective, that poses a threat to humans or their environment.
The term “Biohazard” is used to describe any time of biological waste. Often, this biological waste is pathogenic in nature or contaminated in some way.
Infectious agents presenting a risk or potential risk to living organisms, either directly through infection or indirectly through disruption of the environment. Those organisms that have a pathogenic effect on life and the environment and can exist in normal ambient environments. These hazards can represent themselves as disease germs, and viruses.
Biological refuse, possibly pathogenic in nature (HIV). This is often applied to genetically engineered organisms as well as body fluids. Hydrophobic vent filters are used to prevent workers and the workplace from exposure to aerosolized biohazardous organisms.
Biohazard is the title of a book by former Soviet biological warfare researcher Ken Alibek that purports to expose the former Soviet Union's extensive covert biological weapons program.