Question 1

which the difference between pulmonary and cutaneous anthrax?

Accepted Answer

Fatality rate: Pulmonary anthrax is acquired through inhalation and has a high mortality rate. Cutaneous anthrax is the result of skin inoculation and is generally not fatal. See this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anthrax/ds00422.

Question 2

is there a difference in mortality of cutaneous, inhaled and gastrointestinal anthrax?

Accepted Answer

Anthrax mortality: Mortality of inhaled inthrax is > than gi> cutaneous.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of anthrax poison?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: Anthrax is a bacterial infection with three major types of manifestations, in order or severity, cutaneous, gastrointestinal and pulmonary.  Pulmonary infection, once it becomes apparent as pneumonia is usually lethal.  Gi type causes severe bloody diarrhea and skin forms presents as an ulcer with fever.

Question 4

what are the symptoms for anthrax?

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

Question 5

what symptoms of anthrax are the most common?

Accepted Answer

Lung, skin, GI: Skin anthrax presents an ulcer and is the least dangerous.  Gi anthrax causes bloody diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain etc.
Inhalational anthrax is the most serious and causes cough, blood sputum, fever, shortness of breath.  Note that once symptoms of lung infection appear, treatment is usually not effective and infection causes rapid death!

Question 6

what symptoms does anthrax infection usually cause?

Accepted Answer

Depends on form: The worst form, inhalation anthrax is flu like early with low grade fever, fatigue, non-productive cough, muscle aches, etc.One to 5 days later there may be abrupt onset of high fever, severe breathing difficulty and shock. Death may ensue within 24-36 hrs.

Question 7

do i have inhalation anthrax? i was on webmd symptom checker it says i have it i have a scratchy throat mild fever of99.5 & slight shortness of breath

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Unless you work with infected animals or animal products (hair, wool, hides) or are a target for bioterrorism you are unlikely to be exposed to anthrax spores.  Chronic bronchitis from smoking more common. See your md for testing if concerned.

Question 8

is anthrax in the soil all around us?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is found in soil and when animals come in contact can become infected and humans can infrequently become infected after coming into contact with infected animals.

Question 9

how many different types of anthrax are there?

Accepted Answer

1 germ/3-4 forms: There is one anthrax germ that produces human illness based on how it enters the body. Inhaled spores can produce pulmonary anthrax (terrorist act), eating raw meat or dairy from infected animals can produce mouth & throat or gastrointestinal anthrax.Spores that are scratched into the skin surface can produce a skin sore.See www.Bt.Cdc.Gov/agent/anthrax.

Question 10

what occurs if your body were exposed to anthrax?

Accepted Answer

Route of exposure: If anthrax spores are introduced into the skin, it causes a local sore and ulcer and mortality is limited. Eating contaminate meat causes gastro-intestinal infection with appreciable mortality. Inhalation of spores causes the most severe disease by affecting the lungs. See this site for more info.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/.

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