Presentation
This is especially the case in environments where build-up of Bacillus spores can occur and several representatives of the B. cereus group may be present, which increases the chance for false-positives. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratoric
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Hoarseness
Symptoms include: fever and chills, swelling of neck, painful swallowing, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting (especially bloody vomiting), diarrhea, flushing and red eyes, and swelling of abdomen. [en.wikipedia.org]
Eyes
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Red Eye
Symptoms include: fever and chills, swelling of neck, painful swallowing, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting (especially bloody vomiting), diarrhea, flushing and red eyes, and swelling of abdomen. [en.wikipedia.org]
Skin
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Flushing
Symptoms include: fever and chills, swelling of neck, painful swallowing, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting (especially bloody vomiting), diarrhea, flushing and red eyes, and swelling of abdomen. [en.wikipedia.org]
Musculoskeletal
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Neck Pain
Symptoms include: fever and chills, swelling of neck, painful swallowing, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting (especially bloody vomiting), diarrhea, flushing and red eyes, and swelling of abdomen. [en.wikipedia.org]
Workup
Ultrasound
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Ovarian Mass
We report a 40-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital because of a left ovarian mass torsion. A nonhemolytic, nonmotile Bacillus, suspicious of Bacillus anthracis, was isolated from a blood culture. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
The aim of this study a review of the new treatment possibilities of anthrax, with particular emphasis on the treatment of pulmonary anthrax. Abbreviated description of the state of knowledge. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Table 1 Treatment protocols for inhalation anthrax Patient category Intravenous (IV) treatment Long term treatment‡ Adult* Ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV bd or doxycycline 100 mg IV bd plus 1 or 2 other antibiotics† Switch to oral treatment when clinically appropriate [pubmedcentral.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Although anthrax is a treatable disease, a positive patient prognosis is dependent on timely diagnosis and appropriate therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The clinical signs of meningitis, together with the appearance of blood in cerebrospinal fluid, are usually followed by loss of consciousness and death. 49– 51 The prognosis of this form of anthrax is extremely poor. [doi.org]
Etiology
Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax, is listed as a category A biothreat agent by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology
Author information 1 Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America; Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Bacillus anthracis diversity in the Far East of Russia V B Turcutyucov 1, L E Gorcovenko 2, A V Olenov 3, V P Borzov 3, A V Martynova 4 1 Federal Epidemiology Department, Vladivostok State Medical University 2 Centre of Epidemiological Surveillance, Department [pmj.bmj.com]
Prevention
[…] and villagers about this disease, could be used to prevent B. anthracis infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]