Be wary of anthrax, an infectious disease of the same level as the new crown!

Chinanews client, Beijing, August 17 (Reporter Zhang Ni) Recently, the number of confirmed cases of domestic new coronary pneumonia is still increasing, but the emergence of another infectious disease has attracted people’s attention-August 9 Beijing report 1 Exceptionally came to Beijing for treatment of pulmonary anthrax cases; a few days later, a suspected cutaneous anthrax outbreak occurred in Wenshui County, Shanxi Province
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What kind of infectious disease is anthrax? Is the fatality rate high? How to prevent it?

What is anthrax?

Anthrax is an infectious disease of animal origin caused by Bacillus anthracis
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Bacillus anthracis mainly invades from the skin to cause skin anthrax, which causes the skin to form eschar ulcers and surrounding abscesses and toxemia.
It can also cause inhalation anthrax or gastrointestinal anthrax, which can be complicated by sepsis
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According to the classification and regulations of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law, anthrax and infectious atypical pneumonia, AIDS , viral hepatitis, and new coronavirus pneumonia are equivalent to category B infectious diseases
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How is anthrax transmitted?

Humans are mainly infected through contact with the fur and meat of livestock, and carnivores can also be infected from herbivores and infect humans
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People who are in frequent contact with livestock, such as herders, veterinarians, and slaughter workers, have a higher chance of infection
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Human infection with Bacillus anthracis is mainly through contact, and skin anthrax is the most common
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Anthrax cannot spread from person to person like flu or new coronary pneumonia
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What are the symptoms after infection?

Cutaneous anthrax lesions are more common on the exposed parts of the face, neck, shoulders, hands and feet; mainly manifested as edema, macules or papules, blisters, ulcers and eschars of the local skin; the pain is not obvious, a slight itching sensation, no abscess Formed
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Intestinal anthrax can be manifested as acute enteritis or acute abdomen
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Pulmonary anthrax initially has "flu-like" symptoms, manifested by low-grade fever, fatigue, general malaise, myalgia, and cough, which usually lasts about 48 hours
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Will being infected with anthrax cause death?

Anthrax is usually sporadic, has a low mortality rate, can be completely cured, and some can even heal itself
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Bacillus anthracis is a bacterium and can be treated with a variety of antibiotics.
Penicillin drugs are generally preferred.
If you suspect that you may be infected with anthrax, you should go to the hospital in time
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How to prevent anthrax infection?

The main source of anthrax infection is dead animals.
If cattle, sheep and other animals are found to be sick or die suddenly, without contact, slaughter, eating, or trading, they should be reported to the local agricultural and animal husbandry department immediately, and the department will deal with it
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Once you find that you or someone around you have symptoms of anthrax, you should immediately report to the local health center or disease prevention and control agency, and seek medical attention in time
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Pay attention to buying beef and mutton products from formal channels.
Beef, mutton and meat products of unknown origin cannot be eaten
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