Question 1

will antibiotics effectively treat anthrax infection?

Accepted Answer

Not guaranteed : Antibiotics are not 100% in getting rid of infections including anthrax. When the disease course is late or fulminant, it becomes harder to treat.  For example sepsis.

Question 2

what is the best option for prevention of the anthrax infection?

Accepted Answer

Vaccine and : Antibiotics. Depending on the circumstances, a person may get vaccination. If a person has been exposed, s/he may be put on prophylactic antibiotics. See the site below for more information
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002301/.

Question 3

does the anti-biotic cleocin (clindamycin phosphate) help prevent an infection like anthrax virus or the flu?

Accepted Answer

No: The flu is caused by a virus. Cleocin (clindamycin phosphate) is an antibiotic, so it can't be used to treat or prevent a viral infection.  Anthrax is not caused by a virus; it's caused by a bacteria.  But why would you want to prevent something as rare as anthrax?

Question 4

could i get anthrax from this?

Accepted Answer

From what: Bacillus Anthracis spores (endospores) are dormant &amp; can be found on in the soil of all the continents.  The spores are hardy &amp; can survive in many environments for centuries.  When they are inhaled they reactivate &amp; begin multiplying.

Question 5

do you think that i could get anthrax from a skull i found?

Accepted Answer

What kind of skull?: No, you are not likely to get anthrax from a skull. If you suspect that the skull may be human, report it to the police immediately.

Question 6

i live on a farm, can i get anthrax from my livestock?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the animal is infected or there is a lot of natural anthrax in the soil, then yes - you could get infected.  Practice good hygiene and tend to the health of your animals.

Question 7

how likely am i to be infected by anthrax during a terrorist plot?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Unless you were directly exposed, inhaling the spores of anthrax at the time they were suspended in the air, your risk is minimal. Infected persons do not spred the anthrax to others like you would see with a flu. See www.Bt.Cdc.Gov/agent/anthrax.

Question 8

is anthrax severe?

Accepted Answer

Can be: Pulmonary anthrax can be deadly within days. Other forma, not so problamatic but worthy of agressive treatment.
See www.Bt.Cdc.Gov/agent/anthrax.

Question 9

how is anthrax transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Air-borne: Anthrax is an air-borne illness. These spores can live in sheeps wool and get into the body by inhalation.

Question 10

what are the symptoms for anthrax?

Accepted Answer

Flu-like symptoms: Anthrax causes fever, chills, body aches, swelling, and blackened skin ulcers at the area of exposure.

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