Definition for Difference between revisions of "Anthrax"
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| − | 1) An infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans through wool and other animal products. | + | 1) An infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis'', transmitted to humans through wool and other animal products. |
2) Any of the characteristic dark boils that erupt on the skin of humans infected with this. | 2) Any of the characteristic dark boils that erupt on the skin of humans infected with this. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:11, 10 October 2011
1) An infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans through wool and other animal products.
2) Any of the characteristic dark boils that erupt on the skin of humans infected with this.