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• Anthrax — For other uses, see Anthrax (disambiguation). Anthrax Classification and external resources Microphotograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax disease …   Wikipedia

• Anthrax vaccine — is a vaccine against the infectious disease, anthrax. Anthrax is caused by the spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis , that most commonly occurs in wild and domestic mammals. [ [http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/anthrax/fact… …   Wikipedia

• Anthrax (disambiguation) — Anthrax (Άνθραξ) is the Greek word for coal and the name of an infectious disease in herbivorous animals and, less frequently, humans; the name comes from the charred looking skin lesions.Anthrax can also mean: * Bacillus anthracis , the… …   Wikipedia

• Skin o’ My Teeth — «Skin o’ My Teeth» Сингл Megadeth из альбома …   Википедия

• anthrax — /an thraks/, n., pl. anthraces / threuh seez /. Pathol. 1. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products. 2. a… …   Universalium

• anthrax — 1. A disease in humans caused by infection by cutaneous a. (q.v.) followed by septicemia with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis from infected animals through skin; marked by hemorrhage and serous effusions in various organs and body cavities and… …   Medical dictionary

• anthrax — n. an acute infectious disease of farm animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which can be transmitted to humans by contact with animal hair, hides, or excrement. In humans the disease attacks either the lungs, causing pneumonia, or… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• anthrax — Carbuncle Car bun*cle, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo coal: cf. F. carboncle. See {Carbon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anthrax — noun /ˈæn.θræks/ An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not… …   Wiktionary

• anthrax — [ anθraks] noun a serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs and able to be transmitted to humans. Origin ME, carbuncle : from L., from Gk anthrax, anthrak coal, carbuncle …   English new terms dictionary

• anthrax — an|thrax [ˈænθræks] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: Greek, coal, large red swelling on the skin ] a serious disease affecting cattle and sheep, which can affect humans …   Dictionary of contemporary English