Talk:Anthrax disease
From Academic Kids
"The name anthrax originates from the Greek word anthrax meaning coal, and is used because of black blood oozing from a victim's orifices."
I thought it was from the black skin lesions. Anyone have a definite source on this? Vicki Rosenzweig
- The WHO at http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/anthrax/faqanthrax.html agrees with you. AxelBoldt
"For inhalation cases, antibiotic treatment is not very effective if initiated more than 24 hours after infection, after symptoms appear." Is it just me, or is this unclear? Does this mean after one inhales the anthrax spores, or after the symptoms start to appear? Sorry if it's just me :) -Frazzydee 23:12, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Would anyone object if this were moved to Anthrax? It seems silly to have the former as a redirect to this rather clumsy title. -- Hadal 16:43, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Question:
Does Anthrax have an odor?
Answering my own question
No It doesn't, not a distinguishing one anyway. This is also true for taste and colour.
Removed reference
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- * Sheldon Campbell, Anthrax in a BioWar environment (http://www.emergency.com/anthrax.htm)
