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It’s hard to find a person that does not enjoy biting into a nice juicy steak, a hamburger, or even his or her mother’s meatloaf. Next time you take a bite into those delicious cattle you might want to take something into consideration. Anthrax, which is a life threatening disease that affects sheep, cattle, horses, and goats, can be transmitted to a human from a simple bite of infected meat. This disease comes in three different varieties including Cutaneous, Gastrointestinal, and Inhalation (also known as pulmonary). The symptoms of each form differ from one another and can have different affects on the body. The First type of anthrax is known as Cutaneous Anthrax. The symptoms leading to a diagnosis would be a raised, itchy bump that may look very similar to an average bug bite. This will develop quickly and turn into a painless sore with a black center. The bump will start to swell caused by the nearby lymph glands becoming infected. The second type of anthrax is gastrointestinal anthrax. Symptoms of this kind of anthrax will be nausea, vomiting (sometimes blood), no appetite, severe diarrhea, fever, sore throat, and a swollen neck causing difficulty in swallowing. The final type of anthrax is known as Inhalation or pulmonary anthrax. This is often confused with the common flu because of the similar symptoms between the two. These symptoms include high fever, sore throat, muscle soreness, and chest discomfort. As this disease grows into the later stages, you will contract symptoms such as trouble breathing, shock, and worst of all meningitis. Meningitis is a life-threatening inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. (Michael C. Fishbein : Anthrax)
Many people who hear or read about this disease somewhat ignore it due to the fact that it is found in cattle. Although this is true, there are 3 main ways humans can in fact become infected with the disease as well. The first and most common way a person can become infected is by what is known as

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