Anthrax is a very rare disease, but it can be serious. ... If you have skin symptoms, your doctor may take a small sample of the affected skin to test in a lab.

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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… ...

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.