Anthrax
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000420
An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000420 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Bacterial infections; Bacillus anthracis; Anthrax vaccines |
| Translations | Spanish: ántrax |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000420",
"term": "Anthrax",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"bacterial infections",
"Bacillus anthracis",
"anthrax vaccines"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "ántrax"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/anthrax/"
}
Record 416 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.