Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Spore-Forming
- D-glutamate Polypeptide Capsule
- Protective Antigen
- Lethal Toxin
- Edema Factor
- Increased cAMP
Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Disease
- Cutaneous
- Painless Black Eschar (Necrotic Lesion)
- Pulmonary
- Mediastinal Widening
- Rapidly Fatal
- Woolsorter's Disease
- Gastrointestinal
- Consuming Anthrax-infected Meat
Coxiella burnetii
- Gram Negative Bacteria
- Intracellular
- Aerosol Transmission
- Affects Animal Handlers
- Q Fever
- Flu-like Symptoms
- Atypical Pneumonia
- Hepatitis
- Endocarditis
- Serology
- Doxycycline
Yersinia Pestis (Black Plague)
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Oxidase-Negative
- Non-lactose Fermenting
- Prairie Dogs
- Fleas
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- Vw Antigen
- F1 Antigen
- Inhibits Macrophages
- Southwest Region
- Lymphadenopathy
- Pneumonia
- Black Cutaneous Hemorrhagic Lesions
- Buboes
- Bipolar Giemsa Staining