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Anthrax
Follow the links to find information about anthrax, including immunisation.
Reviewed January 2012
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| Title: | Anthrax |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Anthrax is a bacterial disease most commonly occurring in herbivores and occasionally in humans. People can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by breathing in anthrax spores from infected animal products. Anyone working with livestock or their by-products, is most likely to be exposed. The risk of anthrax as a bioterrorism agent is considered low. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Anthrax (woolsorters' disease, ragpickers' disease) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacteria found in the environment in soil. This disease primarily affects herbivores, although infection in humans can occur. Human infection with B. anthracis most often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), or the lungs (inhalation anthrax) or, rarely, gastrointestinal anthrax. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Anthrax |
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| Publisher: | Queensland Health |
| Description: | Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria carried by wild and domestic animals that eat plants. These bacteria can form spores, which allows the bacteria to survive in the environment. People can then become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by breathing in anthrax spores from infected animal products (like wool, for example). |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Vaccines for preventing anthrax |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Anthrax is a bacterial infection that usually affects animals. Anthrax is not common in humans, but it can be acquired through breaks in the skin, from contaminated food, and through inhalation of bacteria. Human anthrax is often serious and can cause ... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Bioterrorism |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information on bioterrorism and biosecurity. |
| Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Title: | Anthrax |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Description: | Information about anthrax, including its prevention and treatment. |
| Date: | Apr 2002 |
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