H00328 | |
H number | H00328 |
Name | Anthrax |
Description | Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium belonging to the Bacillus cereus group of pathogenic Bacillus, which also includes a food poisoning bacterium Bacillus cereus [DS:H00329] and an insect pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis [DS:H01399]. Human infections can occur from infected animals or animal products through three main routes: skin (cutaneous), lung (inhalation) and mouth (gastrointestinal). The disease is rare, but the potential threat of anthrax spores in bioterrorism is widely recognized. |
Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Bacillus anthracis [GN:ban bar bat bai bax bans] Bacillus cereus [GN:bal] |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Demeclocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00290] Penicillin G potassium [DR:D01053] Penicillin G procaine [DR:D02461] Penicillin G sodium [DR:D05408] Ciprofloxacin [DR:D00186] Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride [DR:D02216] Levofloxacin [DR:D00588] Raxibacumab [DR:D05706] Obiltoxaximab [DR:D10776] |
Comment | - |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1B97 ICD-10: A22 MeSH: D000881 MedlinePlus: 001325 |
Reference | PMID:21852539 AUTHORS Sweeney DA, Hicks CW, Cui X, Li Y, Eichacker PQ TITLE Anthrax infection. JOURNAL Am J Respir Crit Care Med 184:1333-41 (2011) DOI:10.1164/rccm.201102-0209CI PMID:21777993 AUTHORS Aquino LL, Wu JJ TITLE Cutaneous manifestations of category A bioweapons. JOURNAL J Am Acad Dermatol 65:1213.e1-1213.e15 (2011) DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2010.08.040 |