Anthrax

(an’-thraks) [avdpa^, a coal or carbuncle]. I.A carbuncle. 2. An acute infectious disease due to the bacillus anthracis. It is most common in cattle and sheep, but may occur in man. Infection in man may occur (a) through a wound, the resulting lesion being a boil or carbuncle, whence the disease becomes di eminated through the blood, (b) Through the intestinal tract. In this case there are marked local lesions, either such as resemble the dermal boils, or a hemorrhagic infiltration of the mucous membrane, (c) Through the respiratory tract. The results are inflammatory proce es in the lungs and pleura. Synonyms: Milzbrand, Charbon, Woolsorter’s Disease. A., Symptomatic. See Black-leg. 66