Anthrax

=Anthrax= By: Riley, Mason, Nick and Racheal =History of Anthrax - Racheal= Anthrax was first discovered in 1868 by Robert Koch. He discovered it further to be rod-like bacteria. Louis Pasteur found out that if you inject a little of a certain disease into an organism, the organism could get immune to it. This was found in 1881. Another vaccine was found and used from 1998 to 2000. In 1928 Japan started using biological warfare and many countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union. This caused an accidental outbreak in 1979 that the Soviet Union launched on themselves, which killed 68. This vaccine killed 20,000 troops. Also, in 2001 Anthrax was found in United States mail. This mail virus caused death and illnesss in several government offices and businesses.

=How Anthrax is Transmitted/ Effects on Host -Nick=

Anthrax is an infectious disease, which infects a host in three forms:
 * //Gastrointestinal-// Caused by ingesting contaminated meat.
 * //Cutaneous// - Caused by anthrax spores infecting a cut on the skin, making a sore that's easily recognizable.
 * //Inhaltional// - Caused by breathing in anthrax spores.

Anthrax is an uncommon disease, usually found in plant-eaters such as cattle, sheep, goats, and camels in agricultural areas. When left untreated, anthrax has been proven to be fatal, and the raisers of these animals may make food out of them, which, when eaten, will infect the consumer with gastrointestinal anthrax, and they may die. Inhalational anthrax usually causes build-up in the lungs and may clog the airways. Cutaneous anthrax is easily recognized, and can be treated with antibiotics to stop anthrax infection. The sore this type causes usually looks like a scab, but the skin may become red.

=Symptoms and Prevalant Places - Riley=

Inhaling anthrax causes a severe illness that begins in the chest and spreads through the body. The most common form can cause a bad skin infection. Gastrointestinal anthrax results from eating undercooked meat. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea. Anthrax can be cured with antibiotics, if people receive treatment early. However, inhalational and gastrointestinal anthrax are often fatal if not treated. Humans use Athrax for warfare to cause diseases around the world. South and Central America, Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East is where it is usully located.



Cure / Treatment - Mason
There are three different types of Anthrax. They are Cutaneous, Gastrointestinal, and Inhaliational. Cutational Anthrax can be cured by antibiodics if it is caught early. If you have Inhaliational or Gastrointestial Anthrax, you have to treat it rapidly or it is fatal. The main antibiodic to treating Anthrax is ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. This treatment can not be used for viral infections because it is absoluly useless. In one year, twenty two people got anthrax and only about eleven of them survive.

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 * =Marchione, Marilynn. “New Anthrax Vaccine Shows Promise.” //SIRS Discoverer//. AP Medical Writer, 27 Sept. 2006. Web. 23 Feb. 2012.=
 * =Inglesby, Thomas V. “Anthrax.” //Student World Book//. Febuary 22. //Chemical Abstracts, Student Edition//. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.=
 * =“Anthrax.” //Student World Book//. Febuary 22. //Chemical Abstracts, Student Edition//. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.=
 * =Marchione, Marilynn. “New Anthrax Vaccine Shows Promise.” //SIRS Discoverer//. AP Medical Writer, 27 Sept. 2006. Web. 23 Feb. 2012.=
 * =“New Anthrax Vaccine Shows Promise.” //SIRS Discoverer//. AP Medical Writer, 27 Sept. 2006. Web. 23 Feb. 2012.=