Anthrax

How is anthrax detected?
Anthrax is diagnosed by culturing Bacillus anthracis from blood, skin lesions or respiratory secretions or by measuring specific antibodies in the blo...
How does anthrax move?
How difficult would it be to release anthrax spores into the air? (Anthrax bacteria and spores cannot actively move around. Instead, they move passive...
Is anthrax a virus or bacteria?
Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax can be found naturally in so...
Has anthrax ever caused an epidemic?
A little-known 1770 epidemic that killed 15,000 people in Saint-Domingue (modern Haiti) was probably intestinal anthrax. The epidemic spread rapidly t...
What is the bacteria that cause the anthrax?
Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. What was the main cause of anthrax?W...
What kind of animals carry anthrax?
Anthrax occurs naturally around the world in wild and domestic hoofed animals, especially cattle, sheep, goats, camels and antelopes. It can also occu...
Which animal cannot suffer anthrax?
Which animal is not affected by anthrax?Can all animals get anthrax?Can cow be affected by anthrax?Can Lions get anthrax?Do monkeys carry anthrax?Do ...
How is anthrax made?
Anthrax spores are formed by anthrax bacteria that occur naturally in soil in most parts of the world. The spores can remain dormant for years until t...
How many people have dies from anthrax in 2010?
How many anthrax cases in the US each year?When was the last case of anthrax in the US?How many cases of anthrax are there in the US?Was anthrax an e...