anthrax
infection caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria
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Summary
anthrax is an infectious disease[1]. anthrax ranks in the top 4% of infectious disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,962 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: notifiable disease[3], class of disease[4]
- Subclass of: primary bacterial infectious disease[5], zoonosis[6], primary Bacillaceae infectious disease[7], disease[8]
- Commons category: Anthrax (disease)[9]
- Symptoms and signs: ulcer[10], nausea[11], diarrhea[12], rectorrhagia[13], hematochezia[14], swelling[15], lymphadenitis[16], meningism signs[17]
- Has cause: anthrax toxin[18], Bacillus anthracis[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anthrax[20]
- Medical examination: physical examination[21], complete blood count[22], Ascoli's test[23], microbiological culture[24], optical microscope[25]
- Anatomical location: skin[26], lymphatic system[27], lymph node[28], lung[29], intestine[30], meninges[31]
- Described at URL: https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/[32]
- Disease transmission process: contact transmission[33], airborne transmission[34], vector-borne transmission[35]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40]
- Has natural reservoir: cattle[41], Мелкий рогатый скот[42], horse[43], donkey[44], Camelus[45], Cervidae[46], rabbit[47], rabbits and hares[48], soil[49], Diptera[50]
- ICD-9-CM: 022.9[51], 022[52], 022.8[53]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C84565[54]
- Different from: Wąglik[55]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[56], veterinary medicine[57]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ciprofloxacin[58]
Why It Matters
anthrax has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] anthrax is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]