Biological hazard - Softcover

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A biological hazard or biohazard is an organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to human health. This can include medical waste or samples of a microorganism, virus or toxin that can impact human health. It can also include substances harmful to animals. The term and its associated symbol is generally used as a warning, so that those potentially exposed to the substances will know to take precautions. In Unicode, the biohazard sign is U+2623