Select the correct Proper Shipping Name for the Shipper's Declaration below. (Ebola Virus Disease Blood)

Select the correct Proper Shipping Name for the Shipper's Declaration below. (Ebola Virus Disease Blood)

• A. UN3373 Biological Substance, Category B
• B. UN3475 Corrosive Liquid, Not Otherwise Classified
• C. UN2900 Infectious Substance, affecting animals
• D. UN2814 Infectious Substance, Affecting humans (Ebola virus)

Answer: (D)

Understanding how infectious substances are classified for air transport is essential. Ebola virus in blood is a pathogen that can cause serious, life-threatening disease in humans, so it falls under the high-risk category for shipping. The correct proper shipping name reflects this: UN2814 Infectious Substance, Affecting humans (Ebola virus). This naming indicates the material contains a pathogen that can cause disease in people and requires the more stringent Category A handling and labeling. The other options don’t fit. UN3373 Biological Substance, Category B is used for diagnostic specimens not expected to cause severe disease and generally not for known dangerous pathogens like Ebola. UN2900 Infectious Substance, Affecting animals is for pathogens primarily affecting animals, not humans. UN3475 Corrosive Liquid is unrelated to infectious materials.

Understanding how infectious substances are classified for air transport is essential. Ebola virus in blood is a pathogen that can cause serious, life-threatening disease in humans, so it falls under the high-risk category for shipping. The correct proper shipping name reflects this: UN2814 Infectious Substance, Affecting humans (Ebola virus). This naming indicates the material contains a pathogen that can cause disease in people and requires the more stringent Category A handling and labeling.

The other options don’t fit. UN3373 Biological Substance, Category B is used for diagnostic specimens not expected to cause severe disease and generally not for known dangerous pathogens like Ebola. UN2900 Infectious Substance, Affecting animals is for pathogens primarily affecting animals, not humans. UN3475 Corrosive Liquid is unrelated to infectious materials.