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Article: Anthrax
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Anthrax
What Is Anthrax?
How Common Is Anthrax?
How Does a Person Get Anthrax?
What Are the Signs and Symptoms?
How Do Doctors Make the Diagnosis?
What Is the Treatment for Anthrax?
What to Expect
How Is Anthrax Prevented?
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Anthrax (AN-thraks) is a rare infectious disease caused by the bacterium
Bacillus anthracis.
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Bacillus anthracis
Biological warfare
Bioterrorism
What Is Anthrax?
Anthrax is primarily a disease of livestock, such as sheep, cattle, or goats. It is rarely seen in humans, and most cases occur in developing countries. Anthrax is most likely to occur in people whose work regularly
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Article: Summary of provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending March 15, 2003 (11th Week) *.(Illustration)
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......Summary of provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending March 15, 2003 (11th Week) * Cum. Cum. 2003 2002 Anthrax - 1 Botulism: - - Foodborne 2 4 infant 12 15 other (wound...country. FIGURE 1 Selected notifiable disease reports, United States, ...
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