Anthrax
Ben Houselog
Symptoms
each of these types have symptoms
Gatrointestinal: is when you eat something and it gets inside you the symptoms are:
nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain headache loss of appetite, fever, severe bloody diarrhea, sore throat and a swollen neck.
Inhalation: is when you inhale the disease such as through air the symptoms are: flu- like symptoms, mild chest discomfort, shortness of breath, nausea, coughing up blood, painful swallowing, high fever, trouble breathing, shock, and meningitis
Injection: is when the disease gets injected into you the symptoms are: redness at area of injection, swelling, shock, multiple organ failure, and meningitis
Cutaneous: is when the disease enters through a cut the symptoms are: Itchy bump with painless black sore, and swelling in the sore and nearby lymph glands.
Similar diseases
Meningitis is a similar disease because they have similar symptoms
How is disease treated or cured
Organ/ organ systems affected
- Stomach
- Lungs
- Skin
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
Prevention
Bio- Terrorism
Statistics
Transmission
Causes
- If you are in the military and deployed to an area with high exposure
- Work with anthrax in a lab
- Handle animal skins
- work with veterinary medicine
- handle or dress game animals
- inject illegal drugs such as heroin
Bibliography
Works Cited
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CDC, CDC. "Anthrax." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 July 2014. Web. 07 Dec. 2014.
Cutaneous Anthrax. Digital image. Taj Pharmacueticles. Taj Pharmacueticles. Web. 19 Dec. 2014.
Gang, Thuy. Anthrax Fears in Northern Provinces. Digital image. Saigon. Saigon, 11 Aug. 2011. W