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What is inhalation anthrax?
Inhaling the bacterial spores can lead to a rare, often-fatal form of anthrax known as pulmonary or inhalation anthrax that attacks the lungs and sometimes spreads to the brain.
How anthrax spreads?
Anthrax from animals:Humans can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by breathing in anthrax spores from infected animal products (like wool, for example). People also can become infected with gastrointestinal anthrax by eating undercooked meat from infected
Why there is no clotting of blood in anthrax?
Anthrax attacks the cells that create the connective tissue in our blood cells. This means that there is no clotting of the blood.
Who put anthrax in the mail?
"Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were killed, 17 were sickened, and the nation was terrorized in what became the worst biological attacks in U.S. history."Source: http://www.fbi.gov/anthrax/amerithraxlinks.htm
What has the author John Parachini written?
John Parachini has written: 'Anthrax attacks, biological terrorism and preventive responses' -- subject- s -: Anthrax, Bioterrorism, Prevention, Terrorism
What are the different strains of anthrax?
There are 89 different strains of anthrax. One of the most notable is the Ames strain, which is highly virulent. The Ames strain was the strain used in the 2001 attacks.
What disease does Bacillus anthracis cause?
Bacillus anthracis is a gram positive, aerobic, endosporic bacteria. Human infection is usually through the cut or abrasion of the skin, resulting in cutaneous anthrax; however, inhaling spores may result in pulmonary anthrax, also known as woolsorter's disease. If spores reach the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal antrax may result The principle virulence factor of B. anthracis are encoded on two plasmids- one involved in the synthesis of polyglutamyl capsule that inhibit phagocytosis and the other bearing the genes for the synthesis of its exotoxins.
What is the most common type of anthrax?
Anthrax is an acute disease caused by Bacillius anthracis. The progression of the disease depends on how the host becomes infected, if the bacteria are inhaled it is lung infection, if they are introduced to the blood it is pulmonary, and if they are eaten it is gastrointestinal.
How does yellow fever attack body?
Yellow fever virus attacks the blood and spreads to almost every internal organ you have.
What is the history of anthrax?
what is the history on the anthrax disease
When was The Anthrax created?
The Anthrax was created in 1982.
What is the pathpgen name for anthrax?
bacillus anthrax
