Anthrax
| Headline | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | Bacillus anthracis. Transmission: cutaneous (most common), intestinal, or inhalation. 2010 outbreak in IVDU in Scotland. |
| Epidemiology | |
| Clinical presentation | cutaneous: red papule → ulcer with eschar. 10-20% progress to sepsis. inhalation: 48h after exposure, stridor, subcut oedema, bloody pleural effusion |
| Pathogenesis | |
| Diagnostic investigations | |
| Management | Notifiable disease. |