Anthrax

Introduction: Anthrax

Description of Anthrax

Anthrax (medical condition): A serious infectious bacterial disease that can be fatal.

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Anthrax: Infection by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which in humans is caused by contact with infected animals or animal products, and ingestion or inhalation of spores of the bacterium. Worldwide concern is focused on the potential use of anthrax as a bioterrorist weapon, in particular as an inhalational agent. The most common naturally occurring form of human anthrax is the cutaneous, and both the inhalational and gastrointestinal forms are quite rare. Anthrax in animals occurs throughout the world, primarily in herbivores, especially cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. SYN: charbon.
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Anthrax: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Anthrax: infectious bacterial zoonotic disease usually acquired by ingestion of Bacillus anthracis; marked by hemorrhage and serous effusions in the organs and cavities and symptoms of extreme prostration.
Source: Diseases Database

Anthrax: infectious bacterial zoonotic disease usually acquired by ingestion of Bacillus anthracis; marked by hemorrhage and serous effusions in the organs and cavities and symptoms of extreme prostration.
Source: CRISP

Anthrax: An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.
Source: MeSH 2007

Anthrax: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Anthrax is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Anthrax, or a subtype of Anthrax, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Anthrax as a Disease

Anthrax (medical condition): See Anthrax (disease information).
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Anthrax: Related Diseases

Anthrax: Anthrax is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bacterial diseases
• Digestive Diseases
• Lung conditions
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Bioterrorism
• Vaccine-preventable diseases
• Diseases contagious from animals
• Skin conditions

Anthrax: Article Excerpts

Anthrax General: DBMD (Excerpt)

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores), but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax General: DBMD)

Anthrax: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Anthrax is a serious disease caused by anthrax bacteria. Anthrax spores are a form of the bacteria in a hard shell that can occur naturally or be processed as part of a fine, powder-like substance, or in larger clumps. Anthrax is in the news because of the recent cases of disease and deaths caused by the deliberate distribution of anthrax spores through the mail with the intention of harming people. Prior to these recent cases of bioterrorism in the United States, most cases in humans have come from contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the last death from anthrax in the United States before 2001 was in 1976. However, there was a nonfatal case of anthrax reported in 2000 in North Dakota. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax: NWHIC)

Anthrax General: DBMD (Excerpt)

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores), but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax General: DBMD)

Anthrax: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Anthrax is a serious disease caused by anthrax bacteria. Anthrax spores are a form of the bacteria in a hard shell that can occur naturally or be processed as part of a fine, powder-like substance, or in larger clumps. Anthrax is in the news because of the recent cases of disease and deaths caused by the deliberate distribution of anthrax spores through the mail with the intention of harming people. Prior to these recent cases of bioterrorism in the United States, most cases in humans have come from contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the last death from anthrax in the United States before 2001 was in 1976. However, there was a nonfatal case of anthrax reported in 2000 in North Dakota. (Source: excerpt from Anthrax: NWHIC)

More information on medical condition: Anthrax:

• Information about Anthrax
• Basic Summary for Anthrax
• Types of Anthrax
• Symptoms of Anthrax
• Complications of Anthrax
• Diagnostic Tests for Anthrax
• Treatments for Anthrax
• Prevention of Anthrax

Terms associated with Anthrax:

Terms Similar to Anthrax:

• Bacillus anthracis
• Woolsorters' disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Cutaneous anthrax (subtype)
• Gastrointestinal anthrax (subtype)
• Inhalation anthrax (subtype)

Source - NIH

• splenic fever

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Anthrax

• Bacillaceae Infections

Source - MeSH 2007

• bacterial disease

Source - CRISP

• zoonosis
• zoonotic disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Anthrax:

• anthrax vaccine
• Bacillus anthracis
• bioterrorism /chemical warfare

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Anthrax

The following list attempts to classify Anthrax into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• zoonosis,zoonotic disease
• animal disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
      • Bacillaceae Infections
        • Anthrax

External links related to: Anthrax

• eMedicine - Anthrax : Article by Burke A Cunha, MD
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,anthrax
• Anthrax. DermNet NZ
• Anthrax
• eMedicine - CBRNE - Anthrax Infection : Article by Hilarie Cranmer, MD, MPH, FACEP
• Vaccines for preventing anthrax (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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