TNPSC Thervupettagam

Bio Safety Levels

March 25 , 2020 1709 days 812 0
  • The National Centre for Disease Control provides four levels of Bio-Safety to be followed in India.
  • Bio-Safety is the principle used to contain the spread of pathogens and toxins.
  • India follows Bio-Safety Levels as prescribed by the World Health Organization
  • There are four Bio-Safety levels. 
  • It includes 
    • BSL-1 that are basic teaching laboratories. 
    • BSL-2 offering diagnostic services 
    • BSL-3 offers high containment special diagnostic services. 
    • BSL-4 are those laboratories that handle dangerous pathogens.
    • The COVID-19 has been put under BSL-4 level.

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