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    Listed As A "Rare Disease" by The Office of Rare Diseases

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    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It can infect humans through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms depend on the type of infection and may include skin lesions, fever, cough, or gastrointestinal issues. Anthrax was historically found in textile and tanning workers but cases have declined. A major outbreak occurred near a Soviet military facility in 1979. In 2001, anthrax spores were intentionally released in the US leading to 22 cases. Antibiotics are used to treat anthrax, with different regimens for cutaneous versus inhalation infections.

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    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It can infect humans through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms depend on the type of infection and may include skin lesions, fever, cough, or gastrointestinal issues. Anthrax was historically found in textile and tanning workers but cases have declined. A major outbreak occurred near a Soviet military facility in 1979. In 2001, anthrax spores were intentionally released in the US leading to 22 cases. Antibiotics are used to treat anthrax, with different regimens for cutaneous versus inhalation infections.

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    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It can infect humans through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms depend on the type of infection and may include skin lesions, fever, cough, or gastrointestinal issues. Anthrax was historically found in textile and tanning workers but cases have declined. A major outbreak occurred near a Soviet military facility in 1979. In 2001, anthrax spores were intentionally released in the US leading to 22 cases. Antibiotics are used to treat anthrax, with different regimens for cutaneous versus inhalation infections.

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    Listed As A "Rare Disease" by The Office of Rare Diseases

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    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It can infect humans through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms depend on the type of infection and may include skin lesions, fever, cough, or gastrointestinal issues. Anthrax was historically found in textile and tanning workers but cases have declined. A major outbreak occurred near a Soviet military facility in 1979. In 2001, anthrax spores were intentionally released in the US leading to 22 cases. Antibiotics are used to treat anthrax, with different regimens for cutaneous versus inhalation infections.

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    Listed as a “rare

    disease” by
    The Office of Rare
    Diseases
    Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Bacillus
    anthracis. Infection in humans occurs in the skin, the gastrointestinal
    tract, or the lungs.Its dated back in ancient rome.. It served as the
    prototype for Koch's postulates regarding the cause of infectious
    disease. The first vaccine containing live organisms was Louis
    Pasteur's veterinary anthrax vaccine. In the 1900s, human inhalation
    anthrax occurred in the United States among textile and tanning
    workers, but the cases of the disease has declined. An outbreak of
    inhalation anthrax occurred in Sverdlovsk near a Soviet military
    microbiology facility in 1979. This epidemic represented the largest
    outbreak of human inhalation anthrax in history. In October and
    November 2001, 22 cases of confirmed or suspected inhalation and
    cutaneous anthrax were reported associated with the intentional
    release of the organism in the United States.
    Symptoms of anthrax depend on the type of anthrax.
     
    Symptoms of cutaneous anthrax:
    • Blister or ulcer that later forms a black scab
    • Blister or ulcer is usually surrounded by a lot of swelling
    Symptoms of inhalation anthrax:
    • Begins with fever, malaise, headache, cough, shortness of breath,
    and chest pain
    • Shock may occur later
    Symptoms of gastrointestinal anthrax usually develop within one week
    and can affect the mouth, esophagus, intestines, and colon. Symptoms
    may include:
    • Nausea and vomiting (the vomit may include blood)
    • Anorexia
    • Bloody diarrhea
    Most people with anthrax are treated with antibiotics. Several antibiotics
    are effective, including penicillin, doxycycline, and ciprofloxacin.
     
    When treating inhalational anthrax, a combination of antibiotics is used.
    Doctors often start treatment ciprofloxacin plus another drug, given
    through a vein.
     
    Cutaneous anthrax is treated with antibiotics taken by mouth,  for 7 to
    10 days.
     
    The length of treatment for inhalation anthrax is currently about 60
    days, since it may take anthrax spores that long to grow.
     
    http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm
    5653a1.htm
    http://www.emergentbiosolutions.com/html/biothra
    x.aspx

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