anthrax

Vaccine

...vaccine , which can help prevent infection with anthrax , has been developed but it is not available for e...e who have definitely or probably been exposed to anthrax . Full article >>> GMK vaccine A therapeutic immunizing ganglioside vaccine des...

Urethritis

... typhus , chancroid , cholera , brucellosis , anthrax , and syphilis . Full article >>> Reiter's, which includes conjunctivitis ( inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyeball), enthesitis ( inflammation where the tendon attaches to the bone) and u...

Typhus

... typhus , chancroid , cholera , brucellosis , anthrax , and syphilis . Full article >>>...

Tularemia

...e such as smallpox , monkeypox, tularemia , and anthrax . Full article >>> They include Ly... tularemia , as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax . Full article >>>...

Toxins

...ics and anti toxins that would work against the anthrax bacteria and the toxins they produce. One Har...nd vomiting . Full article >>> The anthrax bacteria produce toxins that enter the blood stream and cause haemorrh aging and tissue dec...

Toxin

Toxin , anthrax : The toxic substance secreted by the bacterium ... anthracis , the causative agent of the disease anthrax . Full article >>> Afla toxin Definition: Afla toxin s are toxin s produced b...

Terrorism

... that were sent through the mails and contracted anthrax ; several persons died. This use of anthrax for bio terrorism occurred shortly after the terrorist attacks on the World ... Full article &#...

Syphilis

... They exposed more than 3000 victims to plague , anthrax , syphilis , and other agents in an attempt to develop and observe the disease . Some victims were executed or died from their infections . Full article >>> Well-known illnesses caused by bacteria include tuberculosis , salmonel...

Spores

...ological warfare agent, but effective delivery of anthrax to a population is difficult, and such use is now...eed a suitable environment to germinate and cause anthrax infection . This environment may be in the skin , lungs or the intestine . Full article >...

Q fever

... and horses are at risk for pneumonia caused by anthrax , Brucella, andCoxiella burnetii, which causes Q ...er / Click the icon to see an image of inhalation anthrax . Full article >>>...

Quarantine

...necessary to quarantine patients with confirmed anthrax because it's extremely unusual for anthrax to be transmitted from person to person. This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks i...

Pustule

...blood poisoning ) and death . Gastrointestinal anthrax is more likely to be fatal. Full article >>> Pimple : A small papule or pustule . Pimples are sebaceous glands (oil glands ) that are infected with bacteria , become inflamed, and fill with pus . Full article >>...

Pustules

...blood poisoning ) and death . Gastrointestinal anthrax is more likely to be fatal. Full article >>> Acne lesion s get very red, with small pustules coming to heads in the centers of the acne bumps. This type of acne responds well to topical anti bacterial solutions, gels, or lot...

Polyneuropathy

...onic -clonic seizure Hydrocephalus Inhalation anthrax Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) Pituitary tumor ... Full article >>> CPID: See Chronic Idiopathic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy . CREATININE : A protein found in muscle s and blood and excreted by the kidney s in th...

Neuropathy

...onic -clonic seizure Hydrocephalus Inhalation anthrax Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) Pituitary tumor ... Full article >>> GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; inflamm dis = NEURITIS ; " diabetic neuropathy " & "diabet...

Lesion

...of the ulcer that's characteristic of cutaneous anthrax is apparent. Full article >>> Pinhead-sized whitish skin lesion s found on the face or trunk of some newborn infants . miliaria " Prickly heat " or " heat rash " as a result of inflammation of the sweat glands and characteri...

Inhalation anthrax

Inhalation anthrax Definition: Inhalation or respiratory anthrax is an infectious disease caused by breathing in the spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthra...

Immunization

.... Full article >>> Immunization , anthrax : A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine now in use in the USA was first developed in the 1950s and approved by the Food and ...

Epidemic

...; The largest-ever documented outbreak of human anthrax contracted through spore inhalation occurred in Russia in 1979, when anthrax spores were accidentally released from a military labor atory, causing a regional epidemic tha...

Cutaneous

...ll article >>> Cutaneous ( skin ) anthrax causes a characteristic sore on the skin and re...ucts. Full article >>> Cutaneous anthrax In humans, anthrax usually occurs when the spores enter a cut or abrasion , causing a skin ...

Cutaneous anthrax

...you ... Full article >>> Cutaneous anthrax occurs when anthrax touches a cut or scrape on the skin . Inhalation anthrax develops when anthrax spores enter t...

Clostridium

...tions caused by this class of bacteria include anthrax and listeriosis. Full article >>>...

Cholera

...; During World War I, the German Army developed anthrax , gland ers, cholera , and a wheat fungus specifically for use as biological weapons. They allegedly spread plague in St. Full article >>> By attaching nicotine and cocaine molecules to cholera toxin , the immune system ...

Chancroid

... typhus , chancroid , cholera , brucellosis , anthrax , and syphilis . Full article >>> respiratory tract infections due to Hemophilus influenza e, Streptococcus pneumonia e, or Mycoplasma pneumonia e. It is also used for the treatment of nongonococcal urethritis (due to Urea ...

Bubonic plague

...nic plague culture s through the mail. In 2001, anthrax was delivered by mail to US media and government offices. There were 4 death s. Full article >>> Pestilence: The pestilence referred to the bubonic plague and it now refers to any epidemic disease that is highly contagious , i...

Brucellosis

... tularemia , as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax . Full article >>> Tetracycline is ... typhus , chancroid , cholera , brucellosis , anthrax , and syphilis . Full article >>> In children, tonsillitis or bacterial sore th...

Blood poisoning

...;>> If it's left untreated, cutaneous anthrax infection can spread and cause blood poisoning , which is fatal in up to 20 per cent of cases. However, with effective antibiotic treatment few death s occur. 2. Inhalational - rare ... Full article >>> wound infections ab...

Bioterrorism

...known how many nations or groups are working with anthrax . Full article >>> However, smallp... that were sent through the mails and contracted anthrax ; several persons died. This use of anthrax for bioterrorism occurred shortly after the terroris...

Bacillus anthracis

Bacillus anthracis : The bacterium that causes anthrax . Anthrax differs from most bacteria in that t...to cause illness and spread fear). Smallpox and anthrax (a disease caused by the spores of a bacteria called Bacillus anthracis ) are ... Full arti...

Anthrax

...ontact with the infected animals canget sick from anthrax , too. Full article >>> Anthrax ...ological warfare agent, but effective delivery of anthrax to a population is difficult, and such use is now banned by international convention. Full article...

Aflatoxin

...an offensive biological weapons program producing anthrax , botulinum toxin , and aflatoxin . During Operation Desert Storm, the coalition of allied forces faced the threat of chemical and biological agents. Full article >>> A-Fib ( Atrial Fibrillation /Flutter) Aflatoxin AFP ( Alpha Feto...

Abrasion

... ; ... Full article >>> In humans, anthrax usually occurs when the spores enter a cut or ... ( cutaneous ) infection at the site. Cutaneous anthrax , as this infection is called, is the mildest and most common form of the disease . Full article...