‘Not contagious, can be contracted via inhalation’ — six things to know about anthrax disease

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anthrax is an infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus anthracis that typically affects ruminants such as cows, sheep, and goats.How do animals get infected?Animals can become infected with the disease when they breathe in or ingest spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water.

Anthrax spores can get into the body through different ways which are classified into four types of anthrax. The symptoms of the disease also depend on the mode of infection. Inhalation anthrax— This occurs when a person inhales anthrax spores in places such as wool mills and slaughterhouses when working with infected animals or contaminated animal products.

Gastrointestinal anthrax — this happens when a person eats raw or undercooked meat from an animal infected with anthrax. Symptoms include fever, painful swallowing, diarrhoea, swelling of the abdomen, sore throat, and stomach pain.Injection anthrax — This newly discovered anthrax occurs when people inject themselves with contaminated heroin. The symptoms are similar to cutaneous anthrax but injection anthrax can spread throughout the body.

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