1) Bovine disease 2) Cattle affliction 3) Cattle contagion 4) Fatal bacterial disease 5) Hazardous mailing 6) Highly-infectious disease 7) Livestock disease 8) Occupational disease 9) Splenic fever 10) Zoonosis 11) Zoonotic disease
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Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and animals. Effective vaccines against anthrax are now available, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment. Like many other members of the genus Bacillus, B. anthracis can form dormant ...
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• (n.) A malignant pustule. • (n.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.] • (n.) A carbuncle. • (n.) An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute ...
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(Gr. 'coal', 'carbuncle') an infectious bacterial zoonotic disease usually acquired by ingestion of Bacillus anthracis or its spores from infected pastures by herbivores or indirectly from infected carcasses by carnivores. It is transmitted to humans usually by contact with infected animals or their discharges (agricultural a.) or with contaminate....
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acute, infectious, febrile disease of animals and humans caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that under certain conditions forms highly ... [8 related articles]
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A rare bacterial disease causing characteristic skin pustules and lung disease; it may progress to septicemia and death. Anthrax spores, which can survive for years, may be picked up from infected animals (such as sheep and cattle), or bone meal. Treatment is with penicillin and people at risk are v...
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A sometimes fatal zoonose which affects the skin or lung. It is transmitted through the inhalation of spores or contact with the skin. The bacteria which occurs primarily in animals can survive outside the host in the ground for many years. Occupations most at risk are those treating animal skins and hides.
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<disease, microbiology> An infectious bacterial zoonotic disease usually acquired by ingestion of Bacillus anthracis or its spores from infected pastures by herbivores or indirectly from infected carcasses by carnivores. ... It is transmitted to humans usually by contact with infected animals or their discharges (agricultural anthrax) or with...
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(an´thraks) an infectious disease usually seen in domestic animals that have ingested spores of Bacillus anthracis. Humans can acquire it through contact with infected animals or their byproducts, such as carcasses or skins. Human disease usually occurs as a malignant pustule or malignant edema of the skin. Occasionally...
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(Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) A serious infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, possible candidate for biological warfare
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Highly contagious disease of man and domestic animals caused by Bacillus anthracis . Onset is rapid and disease often fatal. A variety of anthrax toxinsare known.
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An'thrax noun [ Latin , from Greek ... coal, carbuncle.]
1. (Medicine) (a) A carbuncle.
(b) A malignant pustule.
2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (
Bacillus anthracis ), resembling transparent rods. [ See
Illust. under
Bacillu...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′thraks Definitions: 1. 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 inh...
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Our Anthrax Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Anthrax Anthrax: A serious bacterial infection caused by Bacillus anthracis that occurs primarily in animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans and swine are generally quite resistant to anthrax. Humans become in...
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Anthrax (also known as splenic fever, malignant pustule or wool-sorter's disease) is a bacterial disease (a form of pneumonia) of sheep and cattle transmittable to humans, caused by Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax occurs in humans as an acute infection of the skin, causing the so-called 'malignant pustule'. There is also a pulmonary form known as 'wool...
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Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, is an infection of animals and man. The spore of this organism is remarkably resistant to drying out, and can exist dormant for decades. The lesion, also called a "malignant pustule", develops as a tender red papule with a bulla that evolves into a hemorrhagic crust. Small vesicopustules surround this central ...
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A rapidly fatal illness caused by multiplication and spread of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis following ingestion of the bacterial spores.
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[n] - a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep)
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a disease caused by Bacillus anthracis; the cutaneous form causes a skin lesion to develop; gastrointestinal and inhalation anthrax have high mortality rates
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An acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in hoofed mammals and can also infect humans.
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A serious, sometimes fatal disease of animals and humans caused by a soil borne bacteria.
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splenic fever noun a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
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Disease of livestock, occasionally transmitted to humans, usually via infected hides and fleeces. It may also be used as a weapon in biological warfare. It develops as black skin pustules or severe pneumonia. Treatment is possible with antibiotics, and vaccination is effective. Anthrax is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus anthracis)...
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An acute, infectious, febrile disease of livestock and man, which often leads to the death of an infected individual. Cattle, sheep, goats etc. are commonly affected by anthrax. Bacteria called Bacillus anthracis causes this disease.
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an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products. · a malignant carbuncle that is the diagnostic lesion of anthrax disease in humans.
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