Inhalational anthrax
Clinical presentation is a two-stage illness.
Initial symptoms are nonspecific and last 1 to 3 days. They include low-grade fever, dry cough, headache, vomiting, ch...
Wash exposed skin and articles of clothing with soap and water.
Administer postexposure prophylaxis until the s...
Case fatality rates were previously estimated to be >85% after symptoms develop. However, early use of appropriate antibiotic therapy appears to improve su...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2000;49(RR-15):1–20. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Akbayram S, Doǧ...
022.9 Anthrax, unspecified
022.0 Cutaneous anthrax
022.1 Pulmonary anthrax
022.2 Gastrointestinal anthrax
022.3 Anthrax septicemia
022.8 Other specified manifestations of anthrax
A22.9 Anthra...
Q: Does the United States federal government have a plan in place if there were mass exposure to anthrax?
A: Yes. Under emergency plans, the federal government would ship appropriate antibiotics fr...
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Figure 164.3. Computed tomography of the chest of a patient with inhalational anthrax. Note the mediastinal adenopathy and small pleural effusions.
Figure 164.3. Computed tomography of the chest of a patient with inhalational anthrax. Note the mediastinal adenopathy and small pleural e...
Figure 188.2. Gram stain of <italic>Bacillus anthracis</bold> in blood culture of patient with inhalational anthrax.