Athrax

The germ warfare agent anthrax is a bacterium that, if inhaled, can kill a person in a matter of days. It sounds like science fiction, like something a mad scientist developed in a lab in hopes of taking over the world. In reality is an ancient disease of live stock and humans known since Biblical times. It just never made so many headlines before. Anthrax is an infectious disease known as Bacillus Anthracis. The bacterium …

…at a secret germ warfare facility in the city of Severdlovsk. It is believed that the explosion sent deadly anthrax spores airborne, causing hundreds of fatalities that were never reported. It is not likely that one would find these bacteria in ones backyard. Fortunately, it is very rare in most parts of the world, including the United States. Where the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have reports of only 235 cases since 1955 (www.cdc.gov).