Discussion in 'Biology & Genetics' started by ChildOfTheMind, Mar 29, 2003.

  1. ChildOfTheMind So dark the con of man Registered Senior Member

    Anyone know how Anthrax works, any cure?
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  3. Idle Mind What the hell, man? Valued Senior Member

    Anthrax is a gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, that produces a toxin, which is what kills you. The reason they are so problematic, is they have the ability to form spores, which protect their genetic material, and last for a very long time.

    Most of the time, if you have a cutaneous infection (infected through a cut in the skin), then antibiotics will work just fine.

    However, the other two types of infection, gastrointestinal and respiratory, are usually fatal.
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  5. valentino Registered Senior Member

    I don't know if there is a cure, but there is an anthrax vaccine. The soldiers had to get one before they went to Iraq.
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  7. ElectricFetus Sanity going, going, gone Valued Senior Member

    Ya anthrax kill through toxicity. If usually lives in soil though. If I remember the hot zone right one gram per cubic meter of air is about 100% inhalation infection rate.
  8. NenarTronian Teenaged Transhumanist Registered Senior Member

    They originally come from sheep...they being the anthrax bacteria.

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