Anthrax: a disease in waiting?

Anthrax was a relatively unknown disease in the Western world until 2001, when spores were maliciously mailed in the US, causing five deaths. The mortality of the disease, the stability of its spores and the subsequent lack of person-to-person spread make anthrax an attractive biological weapon for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 2006-11, Vol.82 (973), p.754-756
Hauptverfasser:	Dognany, L, Welsby, P D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anthrax - diagnosis Anthrax - etiology Anthrax - therapy Biological and medical sciences Biological Warfare Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis Gastrointestinal Diseases - etiology Gastrointestinal Diseases - therapy General aspects Humans Medical sciences Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology Respiratory Tract Infections - therapy Review Skin Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis Skin Diseases, Bacterial - etiology Skin Diseases, Bacterial - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Anthrax was a relatively unknown disease in the Western world until 2001, when spores were maliciously mailed in the US, causing five deaths. The mortality of the disease, the stability of its spores and the subsequent lack of person-to-person spread make anthrax an attractive biological weapon for terrorists with a desire for targeted mass destruction.
ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1136/pgmj.2005.044487