biocontainment
Laboratory biohazard isolation
Biocontainment refers to the safety measures and physical barriers designed to prevent dangerous biological agents—pathogens, toxins, or genetically modified organisms—from escaping a laboratory or facility.
Levels range from basic precautions to maximum-security facilities with airlocks, decontamination chambers, and full protective suits: The lab operates under strict biocontainment protocols.
Related to biosafety.
Two-doored pressure transition space
- gloveboxDashboard storage nook
- anteroomChamber preceding main space
- pass-throughTransferred without retention
- interlockJoin by overlapping
Accidental puncture from medical sharp
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- contact-tracingIdentifying disease transmission paths
- near-missNarrowly averted incident
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
Fatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- MarburgLethal hemorrhagic fever virus
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- weaponizableCan become a threat
airlock
Two-doored pressure transition space
- gloveboxDashboard storage nook
- anteroomChamber preceding main space
- pass-throughTransferred without retention
needlestick
Accidental puncture from medical sharp
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- contact-tracingIdentifying disease transmission paths
- near-missNarrowly averted incident
respirator
Breathing protection device
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
donning
To put on clothing
- doffingTaking off clothing
Ebola
Fatal hemorrhagic fever virus
biocontainmentrelease
To let go
dispersal · escape · outbreak · spillover · contamination
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