Anthrax Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores), but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. Because anthrax is considered to be a potential agent for use in biological warfare, the Department of Defense has begun mandatory vaccination of all …showed first 75 words of 1536 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1536 total…they cannot be disposed of in any other way." He added that diseased animals in landfills were fast becoming a terrorism issue, as they tended to be near towns and more accessible to malcontents. "That," he said, "is a real danger." Bibliography ·http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/anthrax.htm New York State Department of Health, 10/12/01 ·http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/08/national/08ANTH.html Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company ·http://www.anthrax-vaccine-virus-symptoms-treatment.com/