Bacillus Anthracis is another term for Anthrax. Anthrax is a serious infectious disease that is caused by a gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria that belongs in category A. Organisms that belong in that category are easily passed from person to person. It belongs to a genus of aerobic, immobile, gram-positive and to encapsulated spores. Bacillus Anthracis was discovered in 1850 by Robert Koch, he grew the anthrax bacteria in culture plates, injected the bacteria into the animals and thereby demonstrated that the bacteria caused the disease. Bacillus Anthracis has a very high environmental resistance and spores are still infectious after years and sometimes even decades. There are different types of anthrax. The types include cutaneous, inhalation, gastrointestinal, and injection anthrax. Symptoms for Cutaneous Anthrax consists of a group of small blisters that may be itchy, swelling around sores, and ulcers. Cutaneous Anthrax is the most common way of transmission in the United States. Inhalation Anthrax symptoms consists of fevers, chills, shortness of breath, headaches, nausea, chest discomfort, and body aches. Gastrointestinal Anthrax symptoms consist of swelling of neck or neck glands, painful swallowing, sore throat, stomach pain, diarrhea, and hoarseness. Injection Anthrax will consist of fevers, chills, swelling around sores, painless sores with a black center, abscesses deep under the skin where the injection was given. Transmission is from animals or contaminated animal material which can be organs, skin, hides, wool, and bone meals to humans but it is also very possible to get the disease from person to person. People who handle animal products, veterinarians, live-stock producers, travelers, lab professionals are all at a higher risk. Therapy should be carried out over a 60 day period with adjustments of antibiotics in the course. .

1. Bacillus Anthracis is another term for Anthrax. Anthrax is a
serious infectious disease that is caused by a gram-positive, rod
shaped bacteria that belongs in category A. Organisms that
belong in that category are easily passed from person to person.
It belongs to a genus of aerobic, immobile, gram-positive and to
encapsulated spores. Bacillus Anthracis was discovered in 1850
by Robert Koch, he grew the anthrax bacteria in culture plates,
injected the bacteria into the animals and thereby demonstrated
that the bacteria caused the disease. Bacillus Anthracis has a
very high environmental resistance and spores are still
infectious after years and sometimes even decades. There are
different types of anthrax. The types include cutaneous,
inhalation, gastrointestinal, and injection anthrax. Symptoms for
Cutaneous Anthrax consists of a group of small blisters that
may be itchy, swelling around sores, and ulcers. Cutaneous
Anthrax is the most common way of transmission in the United
States. Inhalation Anthrax symptoms consists of fevers, chills,
shortness of breath, headaches, nausea, chest discomfort, and
body aches. Gastrointestinal Anthrax symptoms consist of
swelling of neck or neck glands, painful swallowing, sore
throat, stomach pain, diarrhea, and hoarseness. Injection
Anthrax will consist of fevers, chills, swelling around sores,
painless sores with a black center, abscesses deep under the skin
where the injection was given. Transmission is from animals or
contaminated animal material which can be organs, skin, hides,
wool, and bone meals to humans but it is also very possible to
get the disease from person to person. People who handle
animal products, veterinarians, live-stock producers, travelers,
lab professionals are all at a higher risk. Therapy should be
carried out over a 60 day period with adjustments of antibiotics
in the course.