ANTHRAX

WHAT IS ANTHRAX

• infection caused by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis.
• the bacteria creates spores in your skin
• bacteria makes a protective shell to cover the germ

SYMPTOMS

• fatigue
• joint swelling/ pain
• memory loss

HOW IS ANTHRAX CAUSED

• Exposure to spores
• direct contact with the disease
• being exposed does not assure sickness

LONGTERM EFFECTS

• trauma
• little is known on long term affects

HOW CAN YOU PREVENT

• use antibiotics
• vaccine before exposed
• (ages 18-65) 5 shots over 18 months
• after exposure: get 3 shots over the next 4 weeks

IS IT CONTAGIOUS

• not contagious
• still unlikely to get infected even with direct contact
• if bacteria does not get into skin, digestive tract, or lungs it will not develope

3 MOST COMMON WAYS TO GET ANTRAX

• breath 1000+ of spores with anthrax
• eating meat with spores in it
• having direct contact with an infected spore to an open wound

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Anthrax Survivors Suffered Long-Term Effects, Study Finds | GSN | NTI." NTI: Nuclear Threat Initiative. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
• "Prevention." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 May 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
• "Prevention." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 May 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.

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