Post by crystalriver on Jul 23, 2009 13:47:56 GMT -5
www2.bakersfieldcollege.edu/bio16/PAL/microbial_risk_levels.htm
I've been wondering what level of classification would Morgellons qualify under? I've also wondered if leaving in the thought that it is a parasite lessens its danger in the public eye as per there qualifications?
Just thinking --sometimes you just have to ask the right question.
Most likely it is going to be in a classification all its own--
Does it have a purpose--I think so--to kill many and transform the rest--JMO.
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Information below can be seen at the link above but in better form ---
This is the official symbol for biological hazards.
Disposal of these wastes or materials possibly contaminated with these wastes is strictly regulated. We will follow the regulations in the disposal of all wastes in this class and each team will be responsible for waste streaming for 2 weeks of the semester.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), NIH (National Institutes of Health), and World health organization (WHO) classify microorganisms into four biosafety levels based on their known hazards and recommended safety precautions.
The biosafety levels are defined as follows and are accompanied by precautions which will be required in class.
Biosafety Level
Safety Classification
Precautions
1
Agents not associated with human disease or minimal potential hazard
No special precautions; open bench; lab coats
2
Agents associated with human disease which is rarely serious and for which therapeutic and preventative interventions are available or moderate potential hazard
Open bench or safety cabinet to prevent aerosol formation;barrier protection- lab coats, gloves, lab glasses
3
Agents associated with serious or lethal human disease for which preventative or therapeutic intervention may be available (high individual risk, low community risk)
Safety cabinet at all times; barrier protection- lab coats, gloves, lab glasses;
Negative pressure; contained wastes
4
Agents likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventative or therapeutic intervention are not usually available (high individual risk, high community risk)
Maximum containment lab with safety cabinets and extreme personal protection; controlled ventilation; disinfectant buffer zone
Gasket control, extreme waste stream precautions
*note: Immune compromised individuals are susceptible to risk even from biosafety level 1 organisms
Selected Examples of Organisms from Various Biosafety Levels
Biosafety Level 1
Biosafety Level 2
Biosafety Level 3
Biosafety Level 4
Bacillus subtilis (non-sporing)
Escherichia coli K-12
Adeno-associated viruses 1-4
T4 Bacteriophage
Saccaromyces cerevisiae
Rhizopus stolonifer
Candida albicans
Pseudomonas (GEM)
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertusis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Other E. coli
Neisseria gonorrhoea
Streptococcus pyogenes
Vibrio cholera
Klebsiella sp
Proteus
Serratia macescans
Rabies
Hepatitis A,B,C
Cryptococcus neoformans
Most parasitic agents
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Brucella abortus
Pasteurella multocida
Yersinia pestis
Hanta virus
SLE virus
VEE virus
Rift Valley virus
Yellow fever virus
HIV
Coccidiodes immitis
Prions
No parasitic agents
No bacterial agents
No fungal agents
No parasitic agents
Ebola virus
Marburg virus
Lassa virus
Machupo virus
Herpesvirus simiae
Hemorrhagic viruses and some encephalitis viruses
The organisms found in Biolevel 1 are often genetically unable to invade human hosts. To some extent these classifications may be misleading. E. coli classified at level 1 causes more nosocomial infections than any other single bacteria. It is also responsible for the death of many patients. Candida albicans, biosafety level 1, while a part of the normal flora found on many people, is often an agent leading to the demise of an immuno-compromised patient when recovered from the blood. Coccidiodes immitis, the etiologic agent of Valley Fever and biosafety level 3, should be dealt with under a safety hood, yet it is prolific in the air and soil in Bakersfield. The classification is not based on their ability to produce disease, because under the right conditions any organism can produce disease, but on the safety concerns for a healthy individual when dealing with a known specimen. In the clinical lab we deal with all unknown specimens as though they are biosafety level 3, unless otherwise indicated.
I've been wondering what level of classification would Morgellons qualify under? I've also wondered if leaving in the thought that it is a parasite lessens its danger in the public eye as per there qualifications?
Just thinking --sometimes you just have to ask the right question.
Most likely it is going to be in a classification all its own--
Does it have a purpose--I think so--to kill many and transform the rest--JMO.
-------
Information below can be seen at the link above but in better form ---
This is the official symbol for biological hazards.
Disposal of these wastes or materials possibly contaminated with these wastes is strictly regulated. We will follow the regulations in the disposal of all wastes in this class and each team will be responsible for waste streaming for 2 weeks of the semester.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), NIH (National Institutes of Health), and World health organization (WHO) classify microorganisms into four biosafety levels based on their known hazards and recommended safety precautions.
The biosafety levels are defined as follows and are accompanied by precautions which will be required in class.
Biosafety Level
Safety Classification
Precautions
1
Agents not associated with human disease or minimal potential hazard
No special precautions; open bench; lab coats
2
Agents associated with human disease which is rarely serious and for which therapeutic and preventative interventions are available or moderate potential hazard
Open bench or safety cabinet to prevent aerosol formation;barrier protection- lab coats, gloves, lab glasses
3
Agents associated with serious or lethal human disease for which preventative or therapeutic intervention may be available (high individual risk, low community risk)
Safety cabinet at all times; barrier protection- lab coats, gloves, lab glasses;
Negative pressure; contained wastes
4
Agents likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventative or therapeutic intervention are not usually available (high individual risk, high community risk)
Maximum containment lab with safety cabinets and extreme personal protection; controlled ventilation; disinfectant buffer zone
Gasket control, extreme waste stream precautions
*note: Immune compromised individuals are susceptible to risk even from biosafety level 1 organisms
Selected Examples of Organisms from Various Biosafety Levels
Biosafety Level 1
Biosafety Level 2
Biosafety Level 3
Biosafety Level 4
Bacillus subtilis (non-sporing)
Escherichia coli K-12
Adeno-associated viruses 1-4
T4 Bacteriophage
Saccaromyces cerevisiae
Rhizopus stolonifer
Candida albicans
Pseudomonas (GEM)
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertusis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Other E. coli
Neisseria gonorrhoea
Streptococcus pyogenes
Vibrio cholera
Klebsiella sp
Proteus
Serratia macescans
Rabies
Hepatitis A,B,C
Cryptococcus neoformans
Most parasitic agents
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Brucella abortus
Pasteurella multocida
Yersinia pestis
Hanta virus
SLE virus
VEE virus
Rift Valley virus
Yellow fever virus
HIV
Coccidiodes immitis
Prions
No parasitic agents
No bacterial agents
No fungal agents
No parasitic agents
Ebola virus
Marburg virus
Lassa virus
Machupo virus
Herpesvirus simiae
Hemorrhagic viruses and some encephalitis viruses
The organisms found in Biolevel 1 are often genetically unable to invade human hosts. To some extent these classifications may be misleading. E. coli classified at level 1 causes more nosocomial infections than any other single bacteria. It is also responsible for the death of many patients. Candida albicans, biosafety level 1, while a part of the normal flora found on many people, is often an agent leading to the demise of an immuno-compromised patient when recovered from the blood. Coccidiodes immitis, the etiologic agent of Valley Fever and biosafety level 3, should be dealt with under a safety hood, yet it is prolific in the air and soil in Bakersfield. The classification is not based on their ability to produce disease, because under the right conditions any organism can produce disease, but on the safety concerns for a healthy individual when dealing with a known specimen. In the clinical lab we deal with all unknown specimens as though they are biosafety level 3, unless otherwise indicated.