Research Paper on:
Antibiotics and Anthrax

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lives normally. No matter how much the government and the media stress that Anthrax is not contagious and that it is not a serious concern to much of the country,  the people of this country continue to be incredibly frightened, calling their local police if they receive suspicious mail and frantically washing their hands after they touch any mail. Like  many things that frighten us, if we understand something about the bacteria Anthrax, and how it is treated, our fears are lessened. In the following paper we discuss the bacteria  Anthrax and also discuss the primary antibiotic used to kill Anthrax. The paper also discusses other antibiotics in use against Anthrax. Anthrax There are generally two kinds of well  known Anthrax. These are the two that are the most talked about recently and are the cutaneous (skin) and inhalation types. There is also an intestinal type, but that causes  little problems and is primarily limited to the bacteria as it resides in meat. The forms of cutaneous and inhalation are very different in terms of their deadly nature and  their ability to be killed through antibiotics. In the following we see a brief description of the bacteria, and a description of the two types being examine: "Anthrax is caused  by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and is a disease of sheep, cattle, horses, goats, and swine. Human infection is rare, but it is an occupational disease of farm workers, veterinarians,  and tannery and wool workers. It is also an agent in international arsenals for potential germ or biological warfare. The disease has a skin form (cutaneous anthrax) and a pulmonary  (lung) form. In the pulmonary form, infection is spread by breathing in spores that germinate and cause pneumonia. The pneumonia develops rapidly and leads to progressive respiratory distress. Death can