Anthrax.

Breathing anthrax spores can cause inhalation anthrax. Keywords: Anthrax; Bacillaceae Infections; Bioengineering; Biological Agents; Biologics; Biotechnology; Bioterrorism; Business; Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; FDA; Genetic Engineering; Genetically-Engineered Proteins; Government Agencies Offices and Entities; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Risk and Prevention; Terrorism; U.S. Food and Drug Administration EN Anthrax Bacillaceae Infections Bioengineering Biological Agents Biologics Biotechnology Bioterrorism Business Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA Genetic Engineering Genetically-Engineered Proteins Government Agencies Offices and Entities Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Risk and Prevention Terrorism U.S. Food and Drug Administration 766 766 1 08/07/23 20230811 NES 230811 2023 AUG 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA -- Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by spores of the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis). The death rates from anthrax infection without treatment vary, depending on the type of exposure, and are approximately 20% for cutaneous anthrax, over 50% for gastrointestinal anthrax; and inhalation anthrax is almost always fatal. [Extracted from the article]