About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 132. Chapters: West Nile virus, Plague, Ebola, Anthrax, Zoonosis, Marburg virus, Epidemic typhus, Lassa fever, Chagas disease, Echinococcosis, Q fever, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Toxoplasmosis, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Tularemia, Rabies, Influenza A virus, Oesophagostomum, Leishmaniasis, Loa loa filariasis, Streptococcus iniae, Dirofilaria immitis, Toxocariasis, Henipavirus, Schistosomiasis, Leptospirosis, Zoophilia and health, Mammomonogamus, Brucellosis, Scrub typhus, Salmonellosis, Gongylonema pulchrum, Coenurosis in humans, Gnathostomiasis, Babesiosis, Swimmer's itch, Psittacosis, Capillaria hepatica, Borna disease, Cat scratch disease, Colorado tick fever, Baylisascaris, Mosquito-borne disease, Relapsing fever, Pasteurella multocida, Lujo virus, Dirofilaria repens, Oropouche fever, Paragonimiasis, Opisthorchis felineus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Cytauxzoonosis, Rickettsia prowazekii, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, Bornavirus, Cutaneous larva migrans, Med-Vet-Net, Rickettsia rickettsii, Trematode infection, SFTS virus, Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, Anthrax mite, Actinobacillosis, Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Cutaneous Streptococcus iniae infection. Excerpt: Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals. There are effective vaccines against anthrax, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment. Like many other members of the genus Bacillus, Bacillus anthracis can form dormant endospores (often referred to as "spores" for short, but not to be confused with fungal spores) that are able to survive in harsh conditions for decades or even centuries. Such spores can be found on all continents, even Antarctica. When spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into con...
