Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) enter the body through breaks in the skin or through the nose and lungs. Early symptoms (which may take up to a week to occur) include reddish-black sores on the skin or in the lymph nodes around the lungs. Hemorrhagic fever and death follows. Treated early, anthrax succumbs to antibiotics and most people (75-80 percent) recover completely. Even without treatment, according to some sources, more than half of those infected survive (genetically-engineered varieties may kill up to 90 percent of untreated victims). The inhaled variety is more lethal because the early symptoms of infection are easily ignored, delaying treatment past the point of most effect, and because pneumonia infections frequently complicate the recovery. Anthrax is not contagious; that is, it is not passed from person to person. Read the entire article at http://www.emaxhealth.com/19/11.html thanks and have a great day. Best wishes Armen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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