Top Risks of Biohazard Contamination
Biohazard pertains to biological hazard and it refers to a biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily humans. Biohazardous waste is popularly known as infectious waste that contains infectious materials or potentially infectious substances such as blood. Other important and dangerous materials are sharp wastes such as needles, blades, glass pipettes, and other wastes that can cause injury during handling. Probably the most obvious top risk of exposure to biohazards is the possibility of catching a disease. Bodily fluids containing even a small trace of blood can carry serious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis B virus (HPV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some of the examples of biohazardous wastes are: · Human blood and blood products such as the blood of the patient together with its plasma and other blood components. · Pathological wastes which cover human tissues, organs and body parts,...