anthrax

Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a zoonotic acute infectious disease. Humans become infected through contact with sick animals and their products, and eating meat from sick animals. The clinical manifestations are mainly skin necrosis, ulcers, extensive edema of eschar and surrounding tissues, and symptoms of toxemia, hemorrhagic infiltration of subcutaneous and subserosial connective tissue; poor blood coagulation, coal tar-like, and occasionally cause lung, intestine and Acute meningeal infection and may be accompanied by sepsis. Under natural conditions, herbivores are most susceptible, and people are moderately sensitive. They mainly occur in people who have more contact with animals and animal products and who eat meat by accident.

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