Anthrax is a very rare disease, but it can be serious. Learn about the different kinds of anthrax infections and how to get diagnosed if you think you’ve been exposed to the bacteria.

2006-09-20 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- Five years after anthrax killed five people and introduced America to high-tech bioterrorism, one of the biggest crime mysteries of the 21st century remains ...

Anthrax bacteria can form dormant structures called spores that are highly resilient. When these spores enter the body, the bacteria can reactivate and cause serious and even fatal disease.

The anthrax bacteria that killed a New York hospital worker match the spores used in the biological attacks on Capitol Hill and two Manhattan news outlets, according to preliminary lab tests ...

As a result, anthrax bacteria were shipped out at least 74 times to dozens of labs in the U.S. and at least five foreign countries from January 2005 to May 2015.

Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National Postal Museum. Skip to main content. Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe.

Despite the germ's terrifying reputation, anthrax infections on the skin are rarely fatal, and most people get better even without treatment.

When the bacteria that cause anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) aren’t ravaging livestock or being used in acts of bioterrorism, they spend their lives as dormant spores.In these inert but hardy forms ...

Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said yesterday that the bacterial spores that caused anthrax outbreaks in Florida, New York and Washington belong to the so-called Ames strain -- a ...

The CDC on Friday said the Dugway lab was currently using "a scientifically validated procedure" to inactivate anthrax bacteria, and provided a copy of a document that references a 1991 scientific ...

The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View. Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National ...