Anthrax

Anthrax
Microphotograph of a Gram stain the bacterium Bacillus anthracis which causes anthrax.
ICD-10	A22.minor
ICD-9	022
OMIM	[1] 606410 608041
DiseasesDB	1203
MedlinePlus	001325
MeSH	68000881

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Woolsorters' disease; ragpicker's disease

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History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory tests | Electrocardiogram | X Rays | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other images | Alternative diagnostics

Treatment

Medical therapy | Surgical options | Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | Financial costs | Future therapies

See also

• 2001 anthrax attacks
• Anthrax hoaxes
• Ames strain
• Sverdlovsk Anthrax leak
• Anthrax toxin
• Anthrax Detection Device
• Anthrax Vaccine
• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP: the program for vaccinating all members of the armed services in the United States.
• Black death

• Alibek, K. Biohazard. New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1999.
• "Bacillus anthracis and anthrax". Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology (University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology). Retrieved June 17.
• "Anthrax". CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. Retrieved June 17.
• "Focus on anthrax". Nature.com. Retrieved June 17.
• 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.

External links

• Anthrax - Comprehensive information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Cutaneous Anthrax Images and Diagnosis Synopsis
• Article re. Fort Detrick and Vollum strain of Anthrax