I. Anthrax

Abstract

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease of livestock and man, caused by a specific bacterium known as the Anthrax bacillus (Bacillus anthracis). The Anthrax bacillus was the first bacterium to be recognized as the cause of a disease of animals or man. Under the microscope, it appears as a tiny cylinder, not very different from some of the common non-pathogenic air and soil bacteria.