Anthrax
Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, an endospore forming gram-positive rod. The spore allows the anthrax bacterium to remain in a dormant state for years protected against the environment and to become reactivated when transferred to a favorable growth medium, such as a human or animal. Toxins are produced when the spore is in a favorable environment. The toxins from anthrax bacteria are responsible for the illness and death associated anthrax. The toxin has three components named the edema factor, the protective antigen and the lethal factor. The disease is also known as Woolsorters' disease, ragpickers' disease and charbon. It is primarily found in hoofed animals with hides, such as goats and cattle. The disease is spread to man by contact with infected animal hide or meat on open wounds or internal membranes. It is not spread from person to person by respiratory means, unlike many viruses. Anthrax is found worldwide, although many Western countries have nearly eliminated the disease by vaccinating animals against the disease. Three forms of the disease exist in man. The coetaneous (skin) form is the most common among workers contacting infected animals with ent
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