Question

What are Anthrax and its causes? What is the causative agent of anthrax?

Answer 1

Anthrax:

1. Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming bacterium.
2. Animals are mainly affected by this disease and when humans come directly or indirectly in contact with an infected animal they also get infected.

Anthrax bacteria enter the body in the following ways :

1. Through a wound in the skin
2. By eating contaminated meat
3. Inhaling the spore

The causative agent of anthrax:

The causative agent of anthrax is a rod-shaped gram-positive bacteria, Bacillus anthracis.