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Anthrax: Frequently Asked Questions Also available in: Spanish Answers to questions about anthrax symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. Information is also provided about the anthrax vaccine.... Details > National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cipro (Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride) for Inhalation Anthrax This fact sheet provides answers to questions consumers may have about the use of ciprofloxacin to treat inhalation anthrax.... Details > Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Questions and Answers About Anthrax This document presents frequently asked questions about anthrax, an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The document includes answers on the transmission... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Anthrax Interactive Health Tutorial Audio-based format walks users through an introduction to anthrax, its definition, types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination. A section on bioterrorism is included.... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Biodefense and Bioterrorism This biological and chemical weapons page from the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus features sections such as latest news, overviews, prevention and screening, specific conditions, and organ... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health CDC Health Advisory: Use of Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline for Postexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of Inhalational Anthrax Interim recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent inhalational anthrax after exposure to B. anthracis spores recommend ciprofloxacin or doxycycline as initial therapy in situations assoc... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC's Emergency Preparedness and Response Web site Also available in: Spanish The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emergency Preparedness and Response site offers the latest information on bioterrorism, chemical and raditation emergencies, natural disasters, recent ... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Parents This CDC fact sheet related to bioterrorism describes inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal anthrax and provides tips on what parents should know and how to reduce fears.... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Clinical and Epidemiologic Principles of Anthrax This article from Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the background and epidemiology of anthrax and discusses disease management.... Details > National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Counterterrorism - U.S. Food and Drug Administration This site offers a menu of links to pertinent Web pages related to counterterrorism, including sites from the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of He... Details > U.S. Food and Drug Administration