Material that presents a risk of possible infection is called a ____.

Material that presents a risk of possible infection is called a ____.

• A. Biological hazard
• B. Chemical hazard
• C. Sharps injury
• D. Radioactive waste

Answer: (A)

Biological hazard. Materials that can carry infectious agents—like blood, body fluids, tissues, cultures, or contaminated instruments—pose a risk of infection to people who handle them. This term specifically covers the infectious risk, distinguishing it from other hazards. Chemical hazards deal with toxic or reactive chemicals, not infections. A sharps injury describes how exposure can occur (a needle or sharp causing a puncture) but isn’t the label for the infectious-risk material itself. Radioactive waste carries radiation risks, not infection. So the material that presents a risk of possible infection is a biological hazard.

Biological hazard. Materials that can carry infectious agents—like blood, body fluids, tissues, cultures, or contaminated instruments—pose a risk of infection to people who handle them. This term specifically covers the infectious risk, distinguishing it from other hazards. Chemical hazards deal with toxic or reactive chemicals, not infections. A sharps injury describes how exposure can occur (a needle or sharp causing a puncture) but isn’t the label for the infectious-risk material itself. Radioactive waste carries radiation risks, not infection. So the material that presents a risk of possible infection is a biological hazard.