In eight pages the writer discusses anthrax in terms of what it is, the infection potential in humans, and its effects. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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the fears of biochemical warfare spread throughout the United States like wildfire, and when letters and packages containing a substance known as anthrax began circulating through the mails, fear reached
epidemic proportions. Prior to September 11, anthrax was seldom spoken about, but now, there is seldom a day when it is not splashed across newspaper headlines or featured on
the evening news. However, contrary to popular belief that anthrax is a relatively recent "blip" on the world radar, it has been around since before the birth of Jesus
Christ. The fifth and sixth plagues that devastated Egypt may well have been the result of anthrax, according to Dr. Peter Turnbull of Wiltshire, Englands Public Health Laboratory Service
(Cooke et al. C06). It was also referred to by the Roman poet Virgil in 25 B.C., and was dubbed "Black Bane" in Medieval England (Cooke et al. C06).
Prior to September 11, there were only 18 recorded cases of inhalation anthrax in United States, and of these victims 16 died because the disease was in its final
stages when diagnosed (Bhatt 1A). Having sufficiently established that anthrax was around for 2000 years prior to the current scare, the natural question to be asked is, "What exactly is
anthrax?" The proper medical term for anthrax is Bacillus anthracis, which is the Greek word for "coal" (Cooke et al. C06). It is a rod-shaped bacterium that is
capable of producing sores (Cooke et al. C06). Initially, anthrax attacked not humans, but livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and horses (Bhatt 1A). The bacteria initially affects
soil, and ultimately forms a spore which protects it from the elements, and can remain dormant for years before being spread into the air (Cooke et al. C06). When