Biosafety & Biosecurity Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Prion agent {Ans: AKA transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -host specific but Cross-species infection is possible (Mad Cow association with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) BSL 2}Toxin agent {Ans: BSL 2-3 •Includes Clostridium-derived botulinum neurotoxins and Staphylococcal enterotoxins -Selected Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Toxins require a Class II BSC}BSC Class 3 {Ans: glove boxes -Total Containment: Personnel do not come into contact with the items inside the cabinet}Agents {Ans: -organism w/ ability to cause / worsen Dz ex) pathogens and toxins}Parasitic agents {Ans: BSL-2 and ABSL-2 practices\facilities}Arboviruses {Ans: arthropod vector -BSL-2 or a BSL-3 -West Nile Virus -Eastern\Venezuelan\Western Equine encephalitis viruses -Rift Valley Fever Virus}