WHAT IS ANTHRAX?

What is anthrax?

It is a dangerous bacterial disease. It can be transmitted to humans while it is seen in herbivorous animals. Anthrax creates three main critical tables in humans: Skin, Lung, and Intestine. It does not pass from person to person.

How is anthrax transmitted?

Contact with the anthrax animal (especially as a result of contact without gloves) can be passed on to human by the meat of the anthrax animal.

How is anthrax understood?

After 1 - 12 days incubation period after contact with the contact, the skin is seen in the body, especially in the hands, with 1 to 3 cm width and the middle part is black.
While the symptoms of lung anthrax are similar to the common cold, there is a vital risk in advanced stages.
Loss of appetite, bloody diarrhea, nausea and vomiting are seen in intestinal anthrax.

How is anthrax treated?

Antibiotics are used in the treatment of anthrax, a bacterial disease. The sooner the treatment is started, the greater the effect is, so in case of doubt, it is necessary to apply to the nearest health institution as soon as possible.