Anthrax

Anthrax, a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is associated with rural areas or agricultural production. Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease, affecting herbivores take bacterial spores when consuming contaminated vegetation.

Anthrax is as old as man, it was given its name by a Greek physician named Hippocrates because of the black sore it causes on the skin of human and animals.

Mode of transmission of the anthrax disease are through wounds, the pharynx, gastrointestinal tract, the digestive system after ingesting spore contaminated food or water, skin lesions or abrasions caused by biting flies and the breathing in of air containing anthrax spores.