Anthrax
in: Infectious Diseases, Jonathan Cohen,William G Powderly, Editor, Mosby-Year Book, Inc. , Madrid, pp.1685-1689, 2004
- Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter TextBook
- Publication Date: 2004
- Publisher: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
- City: Madrid
- Page Numbers: pp.1685-1689
- Editors: Jonathan Cohen,William G Powderly, Editor
- Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Anthrax is primarily a disease of herbivores which can be transmitted to
humans. It was one of the first zoonoses described. Currently, anthrax
has assumed greater importance as a result of the potential use of Bacillus
anthracis spores as an agent of bioterrorism and biological warfare.