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{{About1|Bacillus anthracis}}
| Name          = Anthrax
| Image          = Bacillus anthracis Gram.jpg
| Caption        = Microphotograph of a [[Gram stain]] the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis'' which causes anthrax.
| DiseasesDB    = 1203
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| ICD9          = {{ICD9|022}}
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| OMIM_mult      = {{OMIM2|606410}} {{OMIM2|608041}}
| MedlinePlus    = 001325
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| MeshID        = 68000881
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'''For patient information click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]'''
'''For patient information click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]'''
{{Anthrax}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{JS}}


{{CMG}}
{{SK}} Woolsorters' disease; ragpicker's disease, malignant pustule, Siberian ulcer, malignant edema, malignant oedema, black bane, Bradford disease, pulmonary anthrax, cutaneous anthrax, gastrointestinal anthrax, inhalation anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, B. anthracis
 
{{SK}} Woolsorters' disease; ragpicker's disease


==[[Anthrax overview|Overview]]==
==[[Anthrax overview|Overview]]==
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==[[Anthrax causes|Causes]]==
==[[Anthrax causes|Causes]]==


==[[Anthrax differential diagnosis|Differentiating Anthrax]]==
==[[Anthrax differential diagnosis|Differentiating Anthrax from other Diseases]]==


==[[Anthrax epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology & Demographics]]==
==[[Anthrax epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==


==[[Anthrax risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Anthrax risk factors|Risk Factors]]==


==[[Anthrax natural history|Complications & Prognosis]]==
==[[Anthrax natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Anthrax history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Anthrax physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Anthrax laboratory tests|Laboratory tests]] | [[Anthrax electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]]  | [[Anthrax chest x ray|X Rays]] | [[Anthrax CT|CT]] | [[Anthrax MRI|MRI]] | [[Anthrax echocardiography or ultrasound|Echocardiography or Ultrasound]] | [[Anthrax other imaging findings|Other images]] | [[Anthrax other diagnostic studies|Alternative diagnostics]]
[[Anthrax history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Anthrax physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Anthrax laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Anthrax chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Anthrax CT|CT]] | [[Anthrax other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Anthrax medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Anthrax surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Anthrax primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Anthrax secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Anthrax cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Anthrax future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
[[Anthrax medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Anthrax surgery|Surgery]] | [[Anthrax prevention|Prevention]] | [[Anthrax cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Anthrax future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


== See also ==
==Related Chapters==
* 2001 anthrax attacks
* Anthrax hoaxes
* [[Ames strain]]
* [[Ames strain]]
* Sverdlovsk Anthrax leak
* [[Anthrax toxin]]
* [[Anthrax toxin]]
* [[Anthrax Detection Device]]
* [[Anthrax Detection Device]]
* [[Anthrax Vaccine]]
* [[Anthrax Vaccine]]
* [[Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program]], or AVIP:  the program for vaccinating all members of the armed services in the United States.
* [[Black death]]
* [[Black death]]


==References==
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* Alibek, K. Biohazard. New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1999.
* {{cite web | title=''Bacillus anthracis'' and anthrax | work=Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology (University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology) | url=http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Anthrax.html | accessdate=June 17 | accessyear=2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Anthrax | work=CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases | url=http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm | accessdate=June 17 | accessyear=2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Focus on anthrax | work=Nature.com | url=http://www.nature.com/nature/anthrax/index.html | accessdate=June 17 | accessyear=2005}}
* Chanda, A., S. Ketan, and C.P. Horwitz. 2004. Fe-TAML catalysts: A safe way to decontaminate an anthrax simulant. Society of Environmental Journalists annual meeting. October 20–24. Pittsburgh.
* Meselson, M. et al. (1994). "The Sverdlovsk Outbreak of 1979". Science 266(5188) 1202–1208
* Sternbach, G. (2002). "The History of Anthrax". The Journal of Emergency Medicine 24(4) 463–467.
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==External links==
*[http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/index.asp Anthrax] - Comprehensive information from the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
*[http://www.logicalimages.com/resourcesBTAgentsAnthraxCut.htm Cutaneous Anthrax Images and Diagnosis Synopsis]
*[http://www.frankolsonproject.org/Articles/VictimsBlood.html Article re. Fort Detrick and Vollum strain of Anthrax]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 29 July 2020

Anthrax
Anthrax skin lesionAdapted from Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]
This page is about clinical aspects of the disease.  For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Bacillus anthracis.

For patient information click here

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Overview

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Pathophysiology

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Chest X Ray

CT

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy

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Prevention

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Future or Investigational Therapies

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FDA on Anthrax

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Risk calculators and risk factors for Anthrax

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Woolsorters' disease; ragpicker's disease, malignant pustule, Siberian ulcer, malignant edema, malignant oedema, black bane, Bradford disease, pulmonary anthrax, cutaneous anthrax, gastrointestinal anthrax, inhalation anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, B. anthracis

Overview

Historical Perspective

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Anthrax from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Related Chapters

References

  1. "Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".