Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The skin form presents with a small blister with surrounding swelling that often turns into a painless ulcer with a black center. The inhalation form presents with fever, chest pain and shortness of breath. The intestinal form presents with diarrhea, abdominal pains, nausea and vomiting. The injection form presents with fever and an abscess at the site of drug injection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, the first clinical descriptions of cutaneous anthrax were given by Maret in 1752 and Fournier in 1769. Before that anthrax had been described only through historical accounts. The Prussian scientist Robert Koch was the first to identify Bacillus anthracis as the bacterium that causes anthrax.
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
| Symptoms | Skin form: small blister with surrounding swelling, Inhalational form: fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, Intestinal form: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, Injection form: fever, abscess |
| Usual onset | 1 day to 2 months post contact |
| Causes | Bacillus anthracis |
| Risk factors | Working with animals, travelers, postal workers, military personnel |
| Diagnostic method | Based on antibodies or toxin in the blood, microbial culture |
| Prevention | Anthrax vaccination, antibiotics |
| Treatment | Antibiotics, antitoxin |
| Frequency | >2,000 cases per year |
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Anthrax Category.. Health disasters.. Zoonotic bacterial diseases.. Occupational diseases.. Bovine diseases.. Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions.. Zoonoses.
Latest information about Anthrax updated on February 21 2023.
