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Anthrax is caused by exposure to the spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis that become entrenched in the host body and produce lethal poisons. It is primarily a disease of grazing animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and horses.
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Anthrax commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats, but humanswho come in contact with the infected animals canget sick from anthrax, too.
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Anthrax spores have been used experimentally by various nations as a biological warfare agent, but effective delivery of anthrax to a population is difficult, and such use is now banned by international convention.
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Anthrax is most often found in the agricultural areas of South and Central America, southern and eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
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ANTHRAX - Infection with Bacillus anthracis transmitted from infected or wild animals by contact with hides or by the ingestion or inhalation of spores. Symptoms: malaise and painless, itchy pustules on the skin.
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Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. While anthrax commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats, humans may acquire this disease as well.
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Anthrax toxin is made up of three proteins. One is protective antigen and two are enzymes that are called edema factor and lethal factor. The protective antigen binds to surface receptors on the host's cell membranes.
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Anthrax is a rare disease that primarily affects animals, not humans. Find out the common types and how to treat it.
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What is anthrax?
Anthrax is a type of bacteria that lives in the soil and forms spores. The spores can be inactive for a long time before they develop into new bacteria.
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inhalational anthrax An extremely rare, usually occupational or industrial disease resulting from exposure to contaminated animal hides and hairs.
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However, smallpox has resurfaced as a health concern in recent years due to concerns about bioterrorism (the use of bacteria or viruses to cause illness and spread fear). Smallpox and anthrax (a disease caused by the spores of a bacteria called ...
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Tetracycline is also used to treat nongonococcal urethritis (due to Ureaplasma), Rocky mountain spotted fever, typhus, chancroid, cholera, brucellosis, anthrax, and syphilis.
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Gram-positive bacteria can cause damage by either releasing toxic chemicals (e.g. clostridium botulinum) or by penetrating deep into tissue (e.g. streptococci). Infections caused by this class of bacteria include anthrax and listeriosis.
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