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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. health hazards
  4. biological hazards
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. health hazards
  4. biological hazards

Preferred term

biological hazards

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to human or animal health. This can include medical waste, samples of a microorganism, virus, or toxin (from a biological source) that can impact human health.

    Source: Department of Defense

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • biohazards
  • microbiological hazards

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137467

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