Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
Site: Extension Foundation Online Campus
Course: Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members (Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members)
Glossary: Glossary/Acronyms
Compost The breakdown of organic waste, such as plants, food, and manure by bacteria. |
IncinerationComplete combustion of organic compounds. This is a biologically safe method but may be slow and expensive. There may be concerns about air pollution. |
RenderingHigh temperatures and pressure break down animal remains. This requires transportation off site but recycles carcasses into reusable protein feed. |
QuarantineAn imposed time period of isolation usually to prevent the spread of a disease. |
VirusA virus is a very small entity that consist essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat that replicates, or copies itself, inside living cells. |
ReservoirThe long-term host of a pathogen that remains asymptomatic from the disease it carries. |
Case Fatality Ratio A ratio that shows the number of deaths in infected cases over the total number of infected cases. |
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention |
WHOWorld Health Organization |
VIVirus Isolation |