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anthrax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | splenic fever |
| Type of | zoonosis, zoonotic disease |
anthrax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disease |
| Has types | cutaneous anthrax, inhalation anthrax, malignant pustule, pulmonary anthrax, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia, anthrax pneumonia |
Examples of anthrax
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The envelope contained a plastic bag of white powder and a reference to anthrax.
From the denverpost.com
In fall of 2001, the FBI considered how to best investigate the anthrax letters.
From the sciencedaily.com
Anthrax outbreaks do occur in some wild animal populations with some regularity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And it turns out that this is what anthrax has been doing for millions of years.
From the newscientist.com
The tests were ordered after 61-year-old Kathy Nguyen died from inhaled anthrax.
From the time.com
The latest cases challenge the perception of anthrax as a workplace-only threat.
From the time.com
How did Bruce Ivins manage to make the world's most advanced weaponized anthrax?
From the newscientist.com
For example, anthrax can easily be controlled and even created in a garden shed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Seventeen other people became sick from either inhaling anthrax or skin exposure.
From the edition.cnn.com
- A highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
- A disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
- Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals. There are effective vaccines against anthrax, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment.
- Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene. ...
- Anthrax is a genus of bombyliid flies, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to bees. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, , and many species have striking wing patterns.
- Anthrax were an anarcho punk band formed in Gravesend, Kent, England in 1980. They recorded their first demo in 1981 and went on to release two 7" EPs on Crass Records and Small wonder. They appeared on compilations released by Crass Records, Mortarhate Records and Fightback Records. ...
- The Anthrax was an all-ages music venue that hosted punk and hardcore shows during the early/mid 1980s. The actual club was located in the basement of a makeshift art gallery on the then dilapidated west side of Stamford, Connecticut. It was founded Brian and Shaun Sheridan.
- An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. ...
- A non-contagious potentially fatal disease caused by breathing, eating or absorbing through cuts in the skin bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.
