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inhalation anthrax |
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inhalation anthrax, See anthrax. inhalation anthrax Pulmonary anthrax, woolsorter's disease Pulmonology Occupational anthrax caused by inhalation of Brucella anthracis spores, affecting those exposed to aerosols during early processing of goat or other infected
animal hair Clinical Biphasic, early Sx are influenza-like, lasting
2-3 days, followed by presumed resolution, then severe respiratory distress, hypoxia, dyspnea, mediastinal LN involvement, subcutaneous edema of upper body, meningeal signs, shock, death in 24 hrs Mortality High Treatment Penicillin How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Syndromic surveillance detected an inhalation anthrax outbreak before the first clinical case was diagnosed in as many as half of simulated outbreaks. Holmes begins by examining the October 2, 2001, "Index Case" of a Florida man infected with inhalation anthrax at his place of work. It takes 10,000 spores to trigger a full-blown case of inhalation anthrax, which begins like a flu and ends in death. |
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