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Is anthrax a skin disease?
one of the form of anthrax its cutaneous form.
What does anthrax do to your body?
Anthrax is a deadly poison to the human body. Anthrax can cause painful sores on the skin and in the lungs for example.
When comparing tuberculosis diphtheria pertussis and anthrax which of the following is true?
When comparing tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, and anthrax, which of the following is true? A. Vaccination has reduced the incidence of tuberculosis and anthrax. B. There's a diagnostic skin test for pertussis and diphtheria. C. Tuberculosis and anthrax can affect many different parts of the body. D. Tuberculosis and anthrax are viral infections.
What term might be used to refer to anthrax?
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can occur in four forms: skin, inhalation, intestinal, and injection.
How is the disease Anthrax developed?
It can infect the lumps if you inhale it, the intestine if you swallow it, or the skin if somehow you touch it.
Do Sabre wasps sting or bite?
They bite, they have tiny little anthrax's to puncture the skin for the meat.
How does anthrax move?
Anthrax is a deadly disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that forms spores.There are three types of anthrax: skin, lung and gastrointestinal.Anthrax from animals. You 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). You can also become infected with gastrointestinal anthrax by eating undercooked meat from infected animals.Anthrax as a weapon. Anthrax also can be used as a weapon. This happened in the US in 2001. Anthrax was spread by sending letters with powder containing anthrax. This caused 22 cases of anthrax infection, including several deaths.
Spores produced by bacillus anthracis?
The anthrax bacterium can form spores. these can be blown through the air and inhaled or gotten into cuts. You can also get it from animals dead from it and it can go though the skin forming an ugly sore.
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 many people could die if anthrax is untreated?
Without treatment, about 20% of cutaneous skin infection cases progress to toxemia and death.(coutaneus infection of anthrax) Pulmonary and gastrointestinal are 100% fatal if untreated
How can anthrax be classified?
Anthrax can be classified into three main types based on how the infection enters the body: cutaneous anthrax (skin infection), inhalational anthrax (respiratory infection), and gastrointestinal anthrax (digestive tract infection). Additionally, anthrax can also be classified based on its severity, with classifications ranging from mild to severe cases that may be life-threatening.
What does the protective layer of skin prevent?
skin cancer
