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What are Infectious waste?

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What are Infectious waste?

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Infectious wastes are those biomedical wastes which contain sufficient population of infectious agents that are capable of causing and spreading infections among people, livestock and vectors. Infectious wastes include human tissues, anatomical waste, organs, body parts, placenta, animal waste (tissue / cell cultures), any pathological / surgical waste, microbiology and biotechnology waste (cultures, stocks, specimens of micro-organism, live or attenuated vaccines, etc.), cytological, pathological wastes, solid waste (swabs, bandages, mops, any item contaminated with blood or body fluids), infected syringes, needles, other sharps, glass, rubber, metal, plastic disposables and other such wastes.