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.

Despite the germ's terrifying reputation, anthrax infections on the skin are rarely fatal, and most people get better even without treatment.

There are four types of anthrax—cutaneous, injection, inhalation and gastrointestinal—which occur when the bacteria enter through the skin, an injection, are breathed in or are eaten.

Despite the germ's terrifying reputation, anthrax infections on the skin are rarely fatal, and most people get better even without treatment.

At least 50 animals, including cattle and one moose, in Wyoming have died during a recent outbreak of anthrax. However, officials say the current risk to humans is small.

SKIN: Anthrax is a serious disease that can affect bothanimals and humans. It is caused by bacteriacalled Bacillus anthracis. People can get anthraxfrom contact with infected animals, wool, meat, o… ...

SKIN: Anthrax is a serious disease that can affect bothanimals and humans. It is caused by bacteriacalled Bacillus anthracis. People can get anthraxfrom contact with infected animals, wool, meat ...

There are three forms of the disease: cutaneous anthrax, which is highly treatable, and inhalation and intestinal anthrax, which are usually lethal.

Mere mention of anthrax can strike fear, but experts caution that the form discovered in the city yesterday should not cause panic. Of the three types, cutaneous anthrax – transmitted through… ...

In humans, anthrax can cause skin ulcers with a black center and swelling, which can suffocate the patient if it extends to the chest.

This is similar to cutaneous anthrax, but the infection begins deeper under the skin or muscle where a drug has been injected. So far, human-to-human transmission of anthrax has not been reported.