anthrax

[ US /ˈænθɹæks/ ]
[ UK /ˈænθɹæks/ ]
NOUN
  1. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
  2. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
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How To Use anthrax In A Sentence

  • This scenario was as unsubstantial as most of the claims made by campaign groups about the potential danger that anthrax could be easily used as a bio-weapon.
  • The minister identified plague, ebola, smallpox, anthrax, tularaemia and botulism as the main biological threats.
  • Second, there is an additive in that anthrax, bentonite, which is used to cause the anthrax to not stick together, and float in the air. Hullabaloo
  • The spores transform into the anthrax bacteria, which produce a toxin that can be fatal to humans and animals.
  • He wanted to assure the public that by reopening this building there is to danger to anyone in the area being affected by anthrax.
  • Gastrointestinal anthrax is characterized by severe abdominal pain followed by fever and signs of septicemia.
  • The young woman had acquired (right after receiving her fourth -- mandatory -- anthrax shot) a shockingly precipitous mystery disease, eventually diagnosed as a bizarrely speeded-up form of ametropic lateral sclerosis -- she lost in three months the amount of muscle function a middle aged ALS sufferer would lose in four years. Sheila Weller: In This Case, A Soldier Was Treated Beautifully at Walter Reed
  • The spores that were found in Dr. Ivins's office and in a men's changing area were far from the biocontainment lab, where much of the military's anthrax work was under way. FBI Used DNA to Link
  • Protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis is the central moiety of the anthrax toxin complex and it elicits antibody response useful for serodiagnosis of the disease.
  • Since the events of September 11, and with the ambiguous source of anthrax attacks, there have been concerns of suspect packages.
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