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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 >
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 >
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 >
Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program 
This Department of Defense site provides information on the threat of anthrax as a weapon, the disease caused by anthrax, and the vaccine for anthrax. ... Details >
Doxycycline and Penicillin G Procaine for Inhalational Anthrax (Post-Exposure)
This drug information sheet from FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides recommendations for the antibiotics doxycycline and penicillin G procaine for treatment of inhalational anthrax.... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Emergency Preparedness and Response: Training
Archived videos featuring experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health providing information about anthrax and bioterrorism.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FDA Public Health Advisory: Update on Use of Doxycycline for Anthrax Exposure
This FDA public health advisory provides dosing regimens for adults and children who may be treated with doxycycline for anthrax exposure.... Details >