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PART A - Presents the ideas and roots of the
words "anthrax" and its links with anthracite,
carbon and "carbuncle". A brief history and
general overview is also given.
PART B - Presents ideas and word roots concerned
with the population aspects of Anthrax.
PART C - Highlights the clinical "syndrome", mainly the symptoms - signs complex
of the disorder.
PART D - Explores terror and terrorism.
Part B
Anthrax is a highly contagious disorder because
the "bacillus" antracis "sporulates" and its "spores"
("sperm" or "seeds") can survive for long
periods of time. When "spores" penetrate the epithelium of the "skin"
(epidermis) of humans or the "hide" of animals, a
"cutaneous" ("skin") or "dermic"
or dermatologic" form of anthrax follows.
When anthrax spores are ingested, "inhaled" or
"aspired", intestinal and respiratory forms of
the disease follow. In all its forms, the disease is
due primarily to the effects of a potent "toxin"
which induces massive "swelling" or "edema"
(Edipian "Edipus" comes to mind).
Following the terrorist attack of September 11th
2001, the authorities recognized a postal service spread "epidemic" of human anthrax. Efforts are
under way to prevent a "pandemic", which
would cause a national pandemonium.
Many "herbivorous" herds have "hides" where anthrax is "endemic" or "enzootic".
In others herds, the disease flares
from time to time ("epizootic"). In most infected
animals the disease is "fatal" and their "hides"
are considered "hideous". Notably, the anthrax "bacteria" continues to feed and replicate on
"cadavers" and when a "carcass" is depleted of
nutrients, the "bacillus" "sporulates" and
the "spores" "soil" the "soil", rendering many
grazing fields unusable for ranching.
The deadly potency of the anthrax toxin and the
resilience of its spores, induced various
governments to develop biologic "weapons" using
various strains of anthrax.
See parts A, C,
and D.
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Art Gallery Celebrating America |
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Works by artists with deep feelings for
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| Blind (Amaurosis) |
Labor
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Nicotine (Alkaloid) |
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