Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a zoonotic acute infectious disease. Human infection occurs due to contact with sick animals and their products and eating meat from sick animals. The main clinical manifestations are skin necrosis, ulcers, eschar and surrounding tissues, extensive edema and toxemia symptoms, subcutaneous and subserosal connective tissue hemorrhagic infiltration; poor blood coagulation, coal tar-like, and occasionally cause lung, intestine and Acute infection of the meninges, which may be accompanied by sepsis. Under natural conditions, herbivores are the most susceptible, and humans are moderately sensitive. It mainly occurs in people who have more contact with animals and animal products processing and eat sick meat by mistake.