Fact Sheet: Anthrax Information for Health Care Providers
Cause | Bacillus anthracis
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Systems Affected |
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Transmission |
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Reporting |
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Incubation Period | Usually an immediate response up to 1 day | |
Typical Signs/Symptoms |
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Treatment
(See Cutaneous Anthrax Treatment Protocol for specific therapy) |
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Precautions |
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Incubation Period |
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Typical Signs/Symptoms (often biphasic, but symptoms may progress rapidly) | Initial phase
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Laboratory |
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Clues to diagnosis
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Treatment
(See Inhalational Anthrax Treatment Protocol for specific therapy) |
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Precautions |
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Incubation Period |
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Typical Signs/Symptoms | Initial phase
| Subsequent phase
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Laboratory |
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Clues to diagnosis
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Treatment
(See Inhalational Anthrax Treatment Protocol for specific therapy) |
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Precautions |
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Incubation Period |
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Typical Signs/Symptoms | Initial phase
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Subsequent phase
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Laboratory |
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Clues to diagnosis
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Treatment (See Inhalational Anthrax Treatment Protocol for specific therapy) |
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Precautions |
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- Page last updated March 8, 2002
- Page last reviewed February 22, 2006
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