Anthrax
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Anthrax is a potentially lethal bacterial infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. It is endemic among animals, and is of great concern as the effect of biological warfare or bioterrorism using B. anthracis as the pathogen.
This article is a test for coming up with more standardization, and lines of demarcation, between articles on the pathogen of a disease, and the presentation and cinical management of the disease.
Prevention
General measures
Immunization
Chemoprophylaxis
Clinical Presentation
Forms of the disease
- cutaneous
- gastrontestinal
- pneumonic
Differential diagnosis
Physical examination
Laboratory presentation
Treatment and prognosis
Significant outbreaks and cases
- Sverdlovsk incident
- African drum-makers
References
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