[AZ Repub]

I wonder how many skin infections and/or spider bites are actually cutaneous Anthrax. These infecitons would clear up with antibiotics and no one would have ever thought to test for Anthrax.

I wonder how many US Citizens have antibodies in their blood from exposure to Anthrax prior to this terrorist episode?

I wonder how many places could have turned up with clinically insignificant conamination with Anthrax prior to the Anthrax terrorism in the mail?

[ccmay]

My grandfather lived in Scottsdale. Years ago, he developed a nasty ulcer with a black scar that was diagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite. It took weeks to heal and spread to the size of a grapefruit. He used to spend a lot of time with horses. I wonder now if he actually picked up cutaneous anthrax. It may prove to be a lot more widespread than previously thought.

-ccm

[JCG]

I wonder how many skin infections and/or spider bites are actually cutaneous Anthrax. These infecitons would clear up with antibiotics and no one would have ever thought to test for Anthrax.

Good question.  A friend of mine is an RN who specializes in wound treatment.  When this anthrax thing first started she went to her standard dermatology text to read up on it.  Surprise, anthrax wasn't even listed in the index.

She's of the opinion anthrax has been much more prevalent than previously thought but has almost always been misdiagnosed.

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