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[[Risk factor]]s for contracting anthrax include handling of livestock or livestock products, playing animal hide drums, working in a laboratory researching anthrax, and traveling to an [[endemic]] region such as Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and southwestern Asia, Southern and eastern Europe, or the Caribbean. [[Risk factor]]s for anthrax in the setting of [[bioterrorism]] are: working as a mail handler, military personnel, or response worker. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
People at higher [[Risk factor|risk]] of being [[infected]] with [[anthrax]] include:<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Anthrax in Humans and Animals | url = http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/anthrax_web.pdf }}</ref> | |||
* Veterinarians | |||
* Laboratory professionals dealing the bacteria | |||
* Health care workers | |||
* Livestock producers | |||
* People who handle animal products | |||
* Mail handlers, military personnel, and response workers, in case of bioterrorism | |||
* People who make or play animal hide drums | |||
* Travelers, particularly to the follow areas: | |||
:* Central and South America | |||
:* Sub-Saharan Africa | |||
:* Central and southwestern Asia | |||
:* Southern and eastern Europe | |||
:* The Caribbean | |||
[[http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/anthrax/risk_eval.html | The following link of the Department of Labor can be used to determine whether or not one is at risk for an anthrax [[infection]].[http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/anthrax/risk_eval.html] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk factors for contracting anthrax include handling of livestock or livestock products, playing animal hide drums, working in a laboratory researching anthrax, and traveling to an endemic region such as Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and southwestern Asia, Southern and eastern Europe, or the Caribbean. Risk factors for anthrax in the setting of bioterrorism are: working as a mail handler, military personnel, or response worker.
Risk Factors
People at higher risk of being infected with anthrax include:[1]
- Veterinarians
- Laboratory professionals dealing the bacteria
- Health care workers
- Livestock producers
- People who handle animal products
- Mail handlers, military personnel, and response workers, in case of bioterrorism
- People who make or play animal hide drums
- Travelers, particularly to the follow areas:
- Central and South America
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Central and southwestern Asia
- Southern and eastern Europe
- The Caribbean
The following link of the Department of Labor can be used to determine whether or not one is at risk for an anthrax infection.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anthrax in Humans and Animals" (PDF).