Anthrax disease

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MSH: An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Anthrax is a disease caused by <em>Bacillus anthracis</em>, a microbe that lives in soil. Many people know about it from the 2001 <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html'>bioterror</a> attacks. In the attacks, someone purposely spread anthrax through the U.S. mail. This killed five people and made 22 sick. </p><p>Anthrax affects farm animals more often than people. But it can cause three forms of disease in people. They are: </p><ul><li> Cutaneous, which affects the skin. People with cuts or open sores can get it if they touch the bacteria. </li> <li> Inhalation, which affects the lungs. You can get this if you breathe in spores of t

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