Difference between revisions of "Biological hazards and zoonoses"

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-|'''Biological hazards:''' also known as biohazards, refer to biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily that of humans. This can include medical waste or samples of a microorganism, viruses, or toxins (from a biological source) that can affect human health.
+|'''Biological hazards:''' also known as biohazards. Biological hazards are substances with biological origin that threaten human health or the health of other organisms. Viral and microbial samples and biomedical waste can be biohazards.
-'''Zoonoses:''' any disease and/or infection which is naturally transmissible directly or indirectly between animals and humans.
+'''Zoonoses:''' diseases and/or infections that are naturally transmissible directly or indirectly between animals and humans.
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