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anthrax

1. ANTHRAX
Lilia Garbovsky

2. STRAINS(TYPES)
Cutaneous(skin)
Inhalation (lungs)
Gastrointestinal (digestive)

3. CAUSES
Bacteria
Bacillus anthracis

4. HOWISIT
SPREAD?

5. THROUGHANIMALS
Humans can
become infected
after handling
infected animals
Breathing anthrax
spores from infected
products (like wool)
Eating undercooked
meat from infected
animals
(Undercooked meat)

6. HOWISITTRANSMUTABLE? ASABIOLOGICAL
WEAPON
Anthrax spores can be distributed
Ex. USA 2001, anthrax spores spread through postal
system via letters containing spores

7. ANTHRAXSPORES

8. WHOGETSIT?
Animals primarily
Common in…
South & Central America
Southern/Eastern Europe
Asia
Africa
Middle East

9. ETIOLOGY-THE
CAUSEORORIGINOFA
DISEASE

10. INCUBATIONPERIOD
symptoms appear within 7 days of initial contact
For inhalation anthrax, anywhere from a week to 60
days

11. SIGNSAND
SYMPTOMS

12. CUTANEOUSANTHRAX
Raised itchy bump (resembles incest bite)
1-2 days, develops into a vesicle (cyst)
Develops into painless ulcer (1-3 cm diameter)
Ulcer has black center
Swelling of surrounding tissues
Swelling of adjacent lymph glands

14. GASTROINTESTINALANTHRAX
Initial signs: nausea
Loss of appetite
Vomiting blood
Sever diarrhea
Lesions & soreness in throat
Difficulty swallowing
Swelling of neck &lymph glands
50% of all patients develop meningitis

16. INHALATIONANTHRAX
Flu/cold like symptoms
Cough
Chest discomfort
Shortness of breath
Tiredness & muscle
aches

17. Meditational widening with inhalation anthrax

18. DIAGNOSIS
Bacterial cultures
Measuring specific antibodies in blood
Positive cultures are unlikely after antibiotic treatment has been
started

19. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
-the physiology of
abnormal or diseased
organisms or their parts

20. Anthrax is acute (of abrupt onset, of short duration,
rapidly progressing & in need of urgent care)
People can’t become immune to anthrax
Can get anthrax multiple times

21. WHATPARTSOFTHEBODYAREAFFECTED?
In cutaneous anthrax:
Skin, surrounding tissues & lymph glands
In gastrointestinal anthrax:
Digestive system, neck & lymph glands
In inhalation anthrax:
Respiratory & immune system

23. TREATMENST
Anthrax vaccine
Avoiding contact w/ animals
Don’t eat improperly
slaughtered/cooked meat

24. FURTHERTREATMENT
Prevention after exposure:
Antibiotic & vaccine combo
Treatment after infection:
60 day course of antibiotics
Success depends on type of anthrax & how soon
treatment was started
Anthrax is terminal if left untreated