or experimented with as biological weapons. Anthrax is one of the most serious of these diseases. Anthrax is an infectious disease that can be passed from cattle and sheep to humans. Inhaling anthrax spores can result in a deadly form of pneumonia. During World War II (1939–45)‚ Japan and Great Britain built and tested biological weapons carrying anthrax spores‚ and the inhalation of anthrax may still be a threat as a biological weapon today. Anthrax is one of the oldest recorded diseases of grazing
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Preston Pictures are at bottom Anthrax is a infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in livestock‚ but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or to tissue from infected animals or when anthrax spores are used as a bioterrorist weapon.Anthrax is most common in agricultural regions where it occurs in animals. Although anthrax can be found globally‚ it is more often a risk in countries with less s98\standardized
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Anthrax Anthrax is a life-threatening infectious disease that originated in Egypt and normally affects animals; such as goats‚ cattle‚ sheep‚ and horses. Anthrax can be transmitted to humans by contact with an infected animal or their products. Over the years anthrax has received a great deal of attention as biologists have discovered that it can also be spread by a bioterrorist attack or as chemical warfare. Anthrax is not one of the diseases that spread from person to person. As of today‚ there
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Anthrax is a serious disease that is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Bacillus anthracis has a very detailed yet simple description. Its shape is given away in its name by bacillus‚ which means rod-shaped and is also arranged in chains. It is gram-positive‚ so it has a simple cell wall. Since B. anthracis is non-motile‚ it is best to use a semi-solid media rather than a wet mount (Bacillus anthracis… [date unkown]). Colonies will resemble the comma-shape because of the bacilli chains and
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while others still exist‚ but are dormant. Anthrax is one biological weapon that can be used against the world‚ proving to be very dangerous when put in the wrong hands. What is Anthrax? Anthrax‚ also known by its scientific name of Bacillus anthracis‚ is an infectious disease caused by gram-positive‚ rod-shaped bacteria. It can produce inactive spores that can live for a long time in the environment‚ including soil and some animals in the world. Anthrax works when spores get into the body of an animal
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century. The first vaccine for anthrax was discovered by Louis Pasteur in 1881. Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria the primarily affect livestock and can occasionally spread to humans‚ which can affect the skin‚ intestines‚ and lungs. Workers would get the disease from bacterial spores on hides‚ wool‚ and fabric fibers. Anthrax was mostly found in agricultural areas like Central and South America‚ Southern and Eastern Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and the Caribbean. Anthrax was rarely found in the United
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Anthrax Pathogen Info: • Rod-shaped‚ spore-forming bacteria with square ends • Spores are inactive until they enter a live host; can survive for decades prior to infection. • Pathogenicity: • Forms a protective protein capsule to avoid phagocytosis • Anthrax toxin (all from RCSB source‚ Anthrax toxin.‚ other journals that are bookmarked) • Three parts (EF and LF attack signaling parts of cell) • Edema factor (EF) is an adenyl cyclase enzyme. It attacks ATP‚ turns it into cyclic AMP‚ and creates
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the many chemical weapons out there in military warehouses and labs. Biological warfare is the deadly sister to chemical warfare‚ it uses diseases such as botulism and anthrax to try to wipe out soldiers and civilians alike. Even with the horrible side effects‚ if the weapons are caught early enough they can be treated and major
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Anthrax as a Bioterrorism Agent Diamond Workman NSGD 209 Infectious Disease 27 November 2012 ANTHRAX: THE SILENT KILLER In today’s society the threat of bioterrorism is ever present. With recent attacks on US soil it brings the threat and fear to the forefront of the mind. This brings up questions that each and everyone has to answer. These questions consist of what agents are out there? Where they come from? The potential these agents have for mass destruction
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