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  1. About Anthrax | Anthrax | CDC

    Dec 18, 2025 · Inhalation anthrax can occur when a person breathes in anthrax spores. It's the deadliest form of the disease. People who work in places such as wool mills, slaughterhouses, …

  2. Anthrax - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Inhaled anthrax is harder to treat and can be fatal. Anthrax is rare in the United States. But the illness is a concern because the germs have been used in terrorist attacks, called bioterrorism, …

  3. Anthrax - Wikipedia

    Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis or Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis. [2] Infection typically occurs by contact with the skin, inhalation, or intestinal …

  4. Anthrax - Infectious Diseases - MSD Manual Professional Edition

    Pulmonary infection (inhalation anthrax), caused by inhaling spores, is almost always due to occupational exposure to contaminated animal products (eg, hides) and is often fatal.

  5. Inhalational anthrax | About the Disease | GARD

    Inhalational anthrax is a rare acute systemic infection caused by the inhalation of Bacillus anthracis spores (e.g., through infected animal products, bioterrorism) and characterized by an …

  6. Jul 31, 2003 · Humans can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by breathing in anthrax spores from infected animal products (like wool, for example).

  7. Anthrax Fact Sheet

    Inhalation (lung) - Inhalation anthrax has been very rare in the US. First symptoms include fever, fatigue, malaise, and a cough or chest pain. High fever, rapid pulse, and severe difficulty …

  8. Anthrax: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    There are three main routes of anthrax infection: skin (cutaneous), lung (inhalation), and mouth (gastrointestinal). Cutaneous anthrax occurs when anthrax spores enter the body through a …

  9. INHALATION ANTHRAX RESPONSE GUIDE Inhalation anthrax is a disease caus. d by breathing in anthrax spores. Early symptoms may include fever, chills, sweats, fatigue, headache, …

  10. Inhalation anthrax begins with flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, muscle aches). These symptoms may last two to three days, and then appear to go away for one or two days. Then the illness …