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Descriptor English: Biohazard Release
Descriptor Spanish: Derrame de Material Biológico
Descriptor fuga de riesgo biológico
Entry term(s) accidentes biológicos
lanzamiento de riesgo biológico
Scope note: Escape no controlado de material biológico de un recipiente. Este hecho constituye una amenaza o causa exposición a un peligro biológico. Tal incidente puede producirse de modo accidental o deliberado.
Descriptor Portuguese: Derramamento de Material Biológico
Descriptor French: Rejet de substances biologiques dangereuses
Entry term(s): Accidental Release, Biological
Accidents, Biohazard
Accidents, Biological
Biohazard Releases
Biological Incident
Biological Incidents
Incident, Biological
Incidents, Biological
Release, Biohazard
Releases, Biohazard
Tree number(s): N06.850.135.190
SP8.095.166
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055885
Scope note: Uncontrolled release of biological material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a biological hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.
Annotation: for release resulting in disaster, coordinate with DISASTERS; for deliberate release of biological material, coordinate BIOHAZARD RELEASE with BIOTERRORISM; specify geographic location
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Accidents (1970-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53400
Unique ID: D055885
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2009/07/28
Biohazard Release - Preferred
Concept UI M0521720
Scope note Uncontrolled release of biological material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a biological hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.
Preferred term Biohazard Release
Entry term(s) Biohazard Releases
Release, Biohazard
Releases, Biohazard
Accidents, Biological - Narrower
Concept UI M0522539
Preferred term Accidents, Biological
Entry term(s) Accidental Release, Biological
Accidents, Biohazard
Incidents, Biological - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0521976
Preferred term Incidents, Biological
Entry term(s) Biological Incident
Biological Incidents
Incident, Biological



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