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4.2 Patients’ specimens:

Those collected directly from humans or animals, including, but not limited
to, excreta (feces & urine), secreta (body fluids), blood and its
components, tissue (including fresh tissue, preserved tissue, paraffin
blocks and glass slides) and swabs, and body parts being transported for
purposes such as diagnosis, research, investigational activities, disease
treatment and prevention.

4.3 Cultures:

The result of a process by which living organisms are intentionally
propagated. This definition does not include patient specimens.

4.4 Dangerous Goods:

Articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety,
property or the environment and which are classified in the IATA
Dangerous Goods Regulations.The Dangerous Goods should meet the
criteria of one or more of the nine UN hazards classes (Appendix 1).

4.5 Genetically modified microorganisms:

Microorganisms in which genetic material has been purposely altered
through genetic engineering in a way that does not occur naturally.

4.6 Infectious substances:

Substances which are known or are reasonably expected to contain
pathogens. Pathogens are defined as microorganisms (including bacteria,
viruses, rickettsiae, parasites, fungi and other agents such as prions)
which can cause disease in humans or animals.

4.7 Medical/clinical wastes:

Wastes derived from the medical treatment of animals or humans or from
bioresearch.

4.8 Outer container

A sturdy, leak-proof container , for example, a box, flask, styrofoam
box, chiller box that is used to contain the secondary container.

4.9 Overpack

A large box that is used to transport multiple triple packages.

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