Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM

PRODUCT USE

Pleomorphic organisms that appear as coccoid bodies, filaments and large multinucleoid
forms with a diameter of 0.2- 0.3 mm. Bacteria lacks a cell wall and are bound by a single
triple layered membrane. There are 14 serotypes reported to date. Production of urease.

SYNONYMS

"Nongonococcal Urethritis", NGU, "Non-specific Urethritis", bacteria

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  The dust may produce eye discomfort causing smarting, pain and redness.  

INHALED

  INCUBATION PERIOD:  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are by skin contact, accidental injection (needle stick), ingestion and/or inhalation of aerosols. Symptoms and longer term effects are related to the pathology of the infection.