Anthrax 06
Anthrax 06 :
A highly lethal infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis; normally, a disease of livestock that can be transmitted to man by direct contact with or ingestion of contaminated meat, hide, wool, hair, blood, or excreta. In most cases involving humans, the bacteria enters the body through skin wounds and infects the skin. In other cases, the bacteria may be ingested (eaten) or inhaled. Spore inhalation results in the inhalation form of anthrax that is characterized by a human fatality rate of nearly 90 percent. A short period of flu-link symptoms that is followed by respiratory distress; shock and death usually follows within 24 - 36 hours after onset of respiratory distress. Anthrax can be treated with antibiotics, but treatment must be started early to be effective
