Question

4. Wool industry workers are in danger of contracting ________ (sorter's/asthma) disease.

Answer 1

Wool industry workers are in danger of contracting sorter's disease.

• Sheep can be infected with a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.
• Workers who have been in close contact with the infected sheep are in danger of contracting a disease called anthrax or sorter's disease.

Therefore, wool industry workers are in danger of contracting sorter's disease.