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One of the most dangerous diseases is anthrax. Anthrax was first discovered in 1877 by a German physician and scientist Robert Koch. Anthrax has been very well known to be used in biological warfare. It is unknown exactly how many people died from the infection, but depending on how they were exposed to the anthrax disease it can range from 25% - 60% fatality rate.
Anthrax is a communicable disease, you usually get it from infected animals. There are three primary pathways for anthrax to get to you. There is Cutaneous anthrax, Inhalation anthrax, and Gastrointestinal anthrax. Cutaneous anthrax occurs when anthrax touches cut or scab, Inhalation anthrax occurs when anthrax spores enter lungs, and you get Gastrointestinal anthrax from eating anthrax-contaminated meat.
Anthrax has different symptoms depending on how you were exposed. If you get a blister or ulcer that turns into a black scab you have Cutaneous anthrax. Inhalation anthrax has stages. The first stage usually contains......

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