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  2. Anthrax - Wikipedia

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    Anthrax is spread by contact with the bacterium's spores, which often appear in infectious animal products. [10] Contact is by breathing or eating or through an area of broken skin. [10] It does not typically spread directly between people. [10] Risk factors include people who work with animals or animal products, and military personnel. [3]

  3. Bacillus anthracis - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms in anthrax depend on the type of infection and can take anywhere from 1 day to more than 2 months to appear. All types of anthrax have the potential, if untreated, to spread throughout the body and cause severe illness and even death. [24] Four forms of human anthrax disease are recognized based on their portal of entry.

  4. Not just a bioweapon: Anthrax outbreak kills dozens of ... - AOL

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    The bacteria may live in the soil for decades, and result in outbreaks which usually occur after periods of drought followed by heavy rainfall. Anthrax can be transmitted between livestock ...

  5. List of anthrax outbreaks - Wikipedia

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    In September 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two U.S. Senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. Of those infected, 11 developed cutaneous anthrax, while 11 developed inhalation anthrax. 20 of the 22 infected worked at a site where contaminated mail was handled or received. [7]

  6. Anthrax weaponization - Wikipedia

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    The powdered anthrax was able to disperse into the air without being detected and eventually inhaled. [1] [3] 43 people tested positive to anthrax exposure and 22 cases of anthrax illness were diagnosed, where 11 were inhalation anthrax and 11 were cutaneous anthrax. Five people from this group died.

  7. Anthrax toxin - Wikipedia

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    Anthrax toxin is of the form A 2 B, where the two enzymes, EF and LF, are the A components and PA is the B component. PA is necessary for the enzymatic components to enter the cell. It does this by the formation of pores that span the cell membrane, allowing the entry of the toxin, though the mechanism is not fully understood. [3]

  8. The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In U.S. History Is ... - AOL

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    Here's what we know about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas right now, plus how the infection spreads. Meet the expert : Thomas Russo, MD, is a professor and chief of infectious disease at the ...

  9. Baltimore bridge collapse raises question of how long a ...

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    State and local authorities are in a desperate search in water estimated to be about 48 degrees, raising the question of how long a person can survive in those conditions.