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Anthrax

"Anthrax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Anthrax" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Anthrax" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 67 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2002
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