 Anthrax
"Anthrax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.
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D000881
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.090.072
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| Concept/Terms |
Anthrax- Anthrax
- Bacillus anthracis Infection
- Bacillus anthracis Infections
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anthrax" by people in Profiles.
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Finn MA, Stark JF. Medical science and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876: A re-examination of anti-vivisectionism in provincial Britain. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2015 Feb; 49:12-23.
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Rayamajhi M, Delgado C, Condon TV, Riches DW, Lenz LL. Lung B cells promote early pathogen dissemination and hasten death from inhalation anthrax. Mucosal Immunol. 2012 Jul; 5(4):444-54.
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Ebrahimi CM, Sheen TR, Renken CW, Gottlieb RA, Doran KS. Contribution of lethal toxin and edema toxin to the pathogenesis of anthrax meningitis. Infect Immun. 2011 Jul; 79(7):2510-8.
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Ebrahimi CM, Kern JW, Sheen TR, Ebrahimi-Fardooee MA, van Sorge NM, Schneewind O, Doran KS. Penetration of the blood-brain barrier by Bacillus anthracis requires the pXO1-encoded BslA protein. J Bacteriol. 2009 Dec; 191(23):7165-73.
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Price PN, Sohn MD, Lacommare KS, McWilliams JA. Framework for evaluating anthrax risk in buildings. Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Mar 15; 43(6):1783-7.
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Das R, Hammamieh R, Neill R, Ludwig GV, Eker S, Lincoln P, Ramamoorthy P, Dhokalia A, Mani S, Mendis C, Cummings C, Kearney B, Royaee A, Huang XZ, Paranavitana C, Smith L, Peel S, Kanesa-Thasan N, Hoover D, Lindler LE, Yang D, Henchal E, Jett M. Early indicators of exposure to biological threat agents using host gene profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 30; 8:104.
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Li H, Soroka SD, Taylor TH, Stamey KL, Stinson KW, Freeman AE, Abramson DR, Desai R, Cronin LX, Oxford JW, Caba J, Pleatman C, Pathak S, Schmidt DS, Semenova VA, Martin SK, Wilkins PP, Quinn CP. Standardized, mathematical model-based and validated in vitro analysis of anthrax lethal toxin neutralization. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Apr 20; 333(1-2):89-106.
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Quinn CP, Dull PM, Semenova V, Li H, Crotty S, Taylor TH, Steward-Clark E, Stamey KL, Schmidt DS, Stinson KW, Freeman AE, Elie CM, Martin SK, Greene C, Aubert RD, Glidewell J, Perkins BA, Ahmed R, Stephens DS. Immune responses to Bacillus anthracis protective antigen in patients with bioterrorism-related cutaneous or inhalation anthrax. J Infect Dis. 2004 Oct 01; 190(7):1228-36.
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Biagini RE, Sammons DL, Smith JP, MacKenzie BA, Striley CA, Semenova V, Steward-Clark E, Stamey K, Freeman AE, Quinn CP, Snawder JE. Comparison of a multiplexed fluorescent covalent microsphere immunoassay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measurement of human immunoglobulin G antibodies to anthrax toxins. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2004 Jan; 11(1):50-5.
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Chmura K, Cool C, Kircher T, Chan ED. Painful lymphadenopathy and fulminant sepsis in a previously healthy 16-year-old girl. Chest. 2003 Jul; 124(1):379-82.
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