Natural Toxin - Anthrax by Kaitlyn Witthuhn https://padlet.com/71866/9olinaiee92e en-us 2019-04-22 16:15:28 UTC 2019-04-25 15:47:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Names for Anthrax 71866 https://padlet.com/71866/9olinaiee92e/wish/354131031
  • The scientific name for anthrax is bacillus anthracis
  • The common name for anthrax is anthrax bacterium
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  • Anthrax is categorized as a bioterrorism toxin.
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  • Anthrax can be ingested and inhaled as well as can be contracted
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  • Anthrax that has infected the skin includes symptoms like small blisters that itch, skin sore that has a black center and appears after the small blisters. Sore will be on the face, neck, arms or hands
  • Anthrax that has been inhaled includes symptoms like fever, chills, chest discomfort, confusion, couch, nausea, sweats, extreme tiredness, headache and body aches.
  • Anthrax that has been ingested includes symptoms like fever, chills, swelling of neck, sore throat, painful swallowing, nausea, bloody vomiting, red face or red eyes, fainting, swelling of stomach.
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  • Any amount of anthrax that is ingested, inhaled or congested can be poisonous and deadly.
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  • Anthrax spores can take 1 to 6 days to be activated
  • some spores can stay inside the body and take up to 60 days before they are activated
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  • You can treat anthrax through antibiotics which can help kill the bacteria. 
  • When having inhalation anthrax is treated with antibiotics as well  but are given by IV instead. 
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  • Skin test can be used when testing for anthrax infecting the skin
  • Blood test can be used to test for the anthrax bacteria
  • Chest X-rays or CT scans 
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  • There are no health benefits of Anthrax.
  • Anthrax is too deadly to the human body to give any benefits 
    • ]]>     2019-04-25 15:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/71866/9olinaiee92e/wish/354153113     SOURCES 71866 https://padlet.com/71866/9olinaiee92e/wish/354154377 Symptoms | Anthrax | CDC. (2014, July 23). Retrieved April 12, 2019, from https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/symptoms.html

    Vyas, J. M. (2017, May 18). Anthrax: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 12, 2019, from https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001325.htm

    Mayoclinic.org. (2019). Anthrax - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic. [online] Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anthrax/diagnosis-treatment/drc20356209 [Accessed 25 Apr. 2019].
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