Anthrax is an Acute Infectious Disease of Farm Animals
Anthrax is a contagious disease of domestic animals such as cattle, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, whose spores can remain potent in soil for decades. It may be transmitted to humans by inoculation, inhalation and ingestion. It causes malignant pustule (skin lesion) with septicaemia. In man the disease attacks either the lungs, causing pneumonia, or the skin, producing severe ulceration. The cutaneous form of the disease is not as dangerous as the pulmonary form (caused by inhaling spores). Woolsorter's disease is a serious infection of the skin or lungs by B. anthracis, affecting those handling wool or pets. Untreated anthrax can be fatal but administration of large doses of penicillin or tetracycline is usually effective.
Anthrax is a contagious disease of domestic animals such as cattle, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, whose spores can remain potent in soil for decades. It may be transmitted to humans by inoculation, inhalation and ingestion. It causes malignant pustule (skin lesion) with septicaemia. In man the disease attacks either the lungs, causing pneumonia, or the skin, producing severe ulceration. The cutaneous form of the disease is not as dangerous as the pulmonary form (caused by inhaling spores). Woolsorter's disease is a serious infection of the skin or lungs by B. anthracis, affecting those handling wool or pets. Untreated anthrax can be fatal but administration of large doses of penicillin or tetracycline is usually effective.
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