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Clinical Infections: Three Forms

Anthrax has three forms of clinical infection: cutaneous anthrax presents as a black necrotic skin lesion; pulmonary (inhalational) anthrax occurs when anthrax spores are inhaled, causing respiratory failure; gastrointestinal anthrax results from consuming contaminated food or water and causes abdominal pain and vomiting.

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Clinical Infections: Three Forms

Anthrax has three forms of clinical infection: cutaneous anthrax presents as a black necrotic skin lesion; pulmonary (inhalational) anthrax occurs when anthrax spores are inhaled, causing respiratory failure; gastrointestinal anthrax results from consuming contaminated food or water and causes abdominal pain and vomiting.

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Clinical Infections

 Three forms
1. Cutaneous anthrax

Black necrotic area


Clinical Infections
 Three forms
2. Pulmonary (inhalational) anthrax
3. Gastrointestinal anthrax

Pulmonary
Anthrax

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