Anthrax

Question 1

1. what animals most infected (species)?
2. why more cases in older animals?

Answer 1

1. cattle and sheep (followed by horses and goasts)

bulls more than cows

2. grazing habits

Question 2

(Etio)

1. causative agent?
2. when exposed to air spores can survive how long?
3. like what kind of soil?
4. transmission?

just read notes for the rest of thi sone okgetting kind of sick of writing out flash cards

Answer 2

1. bacillus anthracis
2. > 50 yrs
3. alkaline (river valleys)
4. soil, water, vegetation flooding and then drying out!