There are four types of anthrax—cutaneous, injection, inhalation and gastrointestinal—which occur when the bacteria enter ...

George G. Zhanel, Winnipeg, MB Anthrax is a rare disease in the United Kingdom with fewer than one case per annum being reported over the last 20 years. Most cases have been cutaneous and were ...

Anthrax causes serious illness when inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through the skin. Inhaled anthrax is almost always fatal.

Mutuma said some of the patients had spores on the skin, one of the symptoms of an attack of anthrax. He appealed to any person suspecting he had the disease to seek treatment without delay.

In Canada, inhalational anthrax exposure would lead to initiation of post-exposure prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin 500mg orally twice daily for 45 to 60 days. In cases of cutaneous exposure with no ...