DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISHES

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Subject: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISHES                        

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Folder Title: DIAGNOSOS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISEASES                                                      

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                                            SECTION 11

                                  SPECIFIC           AT AGENTS



                                             ANTHRAX



                 A: CLJNICAL SYNDROME

                 Anffim is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. Undi         ral
          conditions, man becomes infected by contact with infected animals or
          contaminated qnimal products.
                 Human anthrax usually is manifest by cutaneous lesions. A biom
          attack with anthrax spores delivered by the aerosol route would cause i        )n
          anthrax, an extraordinarily rare form of the naturally occurring disease

                 Clinical Features:
                 The disease begins after an incubation period varying from 1 to
          presumably dependent upon the dose of inhaled organisms. Onset is gi
          and non-specific, with fever, malaise, and fatigue, sometimes in associa
          with a nonproductive cough and mild chest discomfort. In some cases,
          may be a short period of improvement. The initial symptoms are follo,           2
          to 3 days by the abrupt development of severe respiratory distress with
          dyspnea, diaphoresis, stridor, and cyanosis. Physical findings may inci
          evidence of pleural effusions, edema of the chest wall, and meningitis.
          X-ray reveals a dramatically widened mediastinum, often with pleural e          s
          but typically without infiltrates. Shock and death usually follow within        i6
          hours of respiratory distress onset.
                 B: DIAGNOSIS

                 1. Routine Laboratory Findi=


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