How does the Department of Transportation (DOT)define an infectious substance?
A) Any substance capable of transmitting disease
B) A material known to contain or suspected of containing a pathogen that causes disease in humans or animals
C) Any substance that can cause disease in animals
D) A bacterium, virus, prion, or virion

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The DOT defines an infectious substance as material known to contain or suspected of containing a pathogen that causes disease in humans or animals.An infectious substance is assigned to a risk group with a number from 1 (low risk)to 4 (high risk).The substance must be capable of transmitting disease to human or animals.It can be bacterial spores that are not considered a bacterium,virus,prion,or virion.

How Does the Department of Transportation (DOT)define an Infectious Substance