Bacillus anthracis´e poolt põhjustatav mäletsejate haigus, ..., mis võib kanduda ka inimestele; tavalisemad haigusnähud on pustula maligna e mustast ringist ja tugevast paistetusest ümbritsetud mädane haavand (põrnatõve nahavorm) ning hingamisteede kaudu leviv kopsupõletik (kopsuvorm)
acute, febrile disease of virtually all warm-blooded animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax is most common in wild and domestic herbivores (eg, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes) but can also be seen in people exposed to tissue from infected animals, to contaminated animal products, or directly to B anthracis spores under certain conditions.
