Anthrax

Alison Booher & Elizabeth Alzate

=__** Anthrax **__ =

What is Anthrax?
====Anthrax is an infectious, life threatening disease that is often transmitted to humans from contaminated cattle, sheep, and other mammal products. It is "caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that forms spores". Spores are usually dormant until the correct conditions come along and awaken it. ====

=__ **Symptoms** __=

Skin (cutaneous):

 * ====raised, itchy bump ====
 * ====swelling in near lymph glands ====

Lungs (inhalation):

 * ====sore throat ====
 * ====fatigue ====
 * ====muscle aches ====
 * ====chest pain ====
 * ====difficulty in breathing ====
 * ====mild/high fever ====

Digestion (gastrointestinal):

 * ====nausea ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">loss of appetite ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bloody diarrhea ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">swollen neck ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">difficultly in swallowing ====

=__ **Cures** __=

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exposure but not yet sick:

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">antibiotics such as: levofloxacin, penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and doxycycline ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">anthrax vaccine for prevetion, but it is not available to the general public ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Treatment after infection:

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">60 days of antibiotic intake ====

=__ **What it Does** __=

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anthrax may result in...

 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pneumonia ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">blood infection ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">death ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">active spores in the body ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a painless sore with a black center ====

=__ **If Left Untreated** __=

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It can be spread to or cause...

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">lymph nodes ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the blood stream ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">death ====

=__** Most Commonly Found **__=

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can be found in...

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">South and Central America ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Asia ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Africa ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carribean ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Middle East .<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">parts of Europe ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and rarely in the U.S ====

=__** Interesting Facts **__=
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sometimes used as an act of bioterrorism ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 2001,anthrax was spread throughout the postal system by having letters filled with anthrax powder. "22 cases of anthrax infection" developed.






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