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    Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease that can be contracted through contact with infected animal products or spores used as a biological weapon. It exists in three forms - inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal. Inhalational anthrax is the most deadly form and was encountered in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks in the US. Anthrax bacteria can cause flu-like symptoms and is treated with antibiotics. People are advised to avoid disturbing unknown powders and to contact authorities if suspicious substances are found.

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    Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease that can be contracted through contact with infected animal products or spores used as a biological weapon. It exists in three forms - inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal. Inhalational anthrax is the most deadly form and was encountered in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks in the US. Anthrax bacteria can cause flu-like symptoms and is treated with antibiotics. People are advised to avoid disturbing unknown powders and to contact authorities if suspicious substances are found.

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    Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease that can be contracted through contact with infected animal products or spores used as a biological weapon. It exists in three forms - inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal. Inhalational anthrax is the most deadly form and was encountered in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks in the US. Anthrax bacteria can cause flu-like symptoms and is treated with antibiotics. People are advised to avoid disturbing unknown powders and to contact authorities if suspicious substances are found.

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    ANTHRAX

    A naturally occurring disease


    known since biblical times, anthrax
    has been developed into a modern
    biological weapon.
    What is it ?
    • Three forms of natural disease
    – Inhalational
    • Rare (<5%)
    • Most likely encountered in
    bioterrorism event
    – Cutaneous
    • Most common (95%)
    • Direct contact of spores on
    skin
    – Gastrointestinal
    • Rare (<5%), never reported
    in U.S.
    • Ingestion
    Cutaneous
    -Handled contaminated cow carcass
    in a rendering plant in Colorado.

    -Open wound
    -Itchy bump
    -Open, usually painless sore with a black
    center.
    Day 2

    Day 4

    Day 6
    Day 4

    Day 6
    Inhalational

    -Inhaled anthrax spores (upper


    right inset) settle
    -Spores transform into bacteria,
    which spread to the lymph
    nodes, bloodstream and
    elsewhere in the body
    -Bacteria multiply/produce
    toxins
    X-ray evidence of mediastinal
    widening and pleural effusion,
    which are two common findings
    of inhalation anthrax.
    Gastrointestinal
    ATTACKS
    NBC anthrax letter
    A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader
    Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder
    killed two postal workers
    7 month old boy who visited the ABC
    newsroom on September 28, 2001

    • Initial diagnosis: Loxosceles reclusa


    spider bite
    Diagnosis (primarily by
    routine blood culture)
    These symptoms can occur within 7 days of
    infection:
    • Fever
    • Flu-like symptoms
    • Cough, shortness of breath
    • Sore throat, followed by nausea, loss of appetite,
    abdominal distress, vomiting, or diarrhea
    • A developed sore
    Treatment/Prevention

    • Antibiotics
    • Vaccine
    HOW TO DEAL WITH A
    SUSPICIOUS WHITE POWDER
    • Hold your breath

    • Do not crouch to the floor

    • Stay upwind of the letter or parcel


    MORE TIPS

    • Cover your nose and mouth


    • Do not wash clothes or disinfect
    surfaces
    • Call authorities
    • Anthrax cannot be transmitted from
    person to person
    Animals
    Works Cited
    • "Anthrax." MayoClinic.Com. 9 June 2005. 2 Oct. 2006
    <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anthrax/DS00422>.
    • "Anthrax." MedlinePlus. 25 Oct. 2006
    <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html>.
    • "Anthrax." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 1 Dec 2006,
    03:06 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 25 Sept 2006
    <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthrax&oldid=91
    300374>.
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Anthrax. 25
    September 2006 <http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/>.

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