Difference between revisions of "Anthrax"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_87149" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) A malignant pustule. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.] </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) A carbuncle. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67784" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67784" /> == | ||
<p> A disease, especially in cattle, due to the invasion of a living organism which, under certain conditions, breeds rapidly; called also splenic fever. </p> | <p> A disease, especially in cattle, due to the invasion of a living organism which, under certain conditions, breeds rapidly; called also splenic fever. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A malignant pustule.
(2): (n.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]
(3): (n.) An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever.
(4): (n.) A carbuncle.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A disease, especially in cattle, due to the invasion of a living organism which, under certain conditions, breeds rapidly; called also splenic fever.
