Despite the germ's terrifying reputation, anthrax infections on the skin are rarely fatal, and most people get better even without treatment. Skip to main content. Open Navigation Menu ...

Despite the germ's terrifying reputation, anthrax infections on the skin are rarely fatal, and most people get better even without treatment.

Once common on skin, anthrax deadly in lungs. Aug. 1, 2008, 12:24 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press.

Cutaneous: Most (about 95 percent) anthrax infections occur when the bacterium enters a cut or abrasion on the skin, such as when handling contaminated wool, hides, ...

SKIN: Anthrax is a serious disease that can affect bothanimals and humans. It is caused by bacteriacalled Bacillus anthracis. People can get anthraxfrom contact with infected animals, wool, meat ...

In cutaneous anthrax, itching of an exposed skin surface occurs first, followed by a lesion that in several weeks develops into a depressed black scab. About 20 percent of untreated cases of ...

SKIN: Anthrax is a serious disease that can affect bothanimals and humans. It is caused by bacteriacalled Bacillus anthracis. People can get anthraxfrom contact with infected animals, wool, meat, o… ...

Anthrax, for all the panic it's causing, has killed only one person and infected eight others. But exposure doesn't guarantee disease, and the illness is treatable. The basic facts: What's the ...

The two men identified themselves as pilots when they came to the emergency room of Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale in June. One had an ugly, dark lesion on his leg that he said he developed … ...

A third New York Post employee has contracted skin anthrax after sorting through mail, city officials said yesterday. The announcement marked the seventh case of cutaneous anthrax in the city &#821… ...

Cutaneous anthrax usually causes itchy, small blisters or bumps on the skin, which may develop into painless sores, or ulcers, with black centers. In injection anthrax, ...

Anthrax, a dangerous bacteria that can be deadly, has been used as a tool of domestic terror.