Anthrax is a very rare disease, but it can be serious. Learn about the different kinds of anthrax infections and how to get diagnosed if you think you’ve been exposed to the bacteria.

When the bacteria that cause anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) aren’t ravaging livestock or being used in acts of bioterrorism, they spend their lives as dormant spores.In these inert but hardy forms ...

New research suggests that anthrax-causing bacteria conspire with viruses to extend each other's lifespan. The work reveals a previously unknown relationship between Bacillus anthracis and viruses ...

The CDC on Friday said the Dugway lab was currently using "a scientifically validated procedure" to inactivate anthrax bacteria, and provided a copy of a document that references a 1991 scientific ...

As a result, anthrax bacteria were shipped out at least 74 times to dozens of labs in the U.S. and at least five foreign countries from January 2005 to May 2015.

How anthrax bacteria impair immune response Date: November 17, 2010 Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Summary: Researchers have determined a key mechanism by which ...

Anthrax bacteria can form dormant structures called spores that are highly resilient. When these spores enter the body, the bacteria can reactivate and cause serious and even fatal disease.

1970: The AVA anthrax vaccine was licensed by BioThrax for use in humans. 1990 t0 1991: An estimated 150,000 troops were ...

The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National ...

If people don't get proper treatment, all types of anthrax have the potential to spread through the body and cause death ...

This 'bacteria hunter' discovered the causes of tuberculosis, anthrax, and cholera. Robert Koch, a founding father of microbiology, used hands-on experiments in the 1800s to find the bacteria ...