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biosafety level 4

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Noun1.biosafety level 4 - exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy
biosafety level - the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities


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