Bacillus anthracis anthrax had largely faded from public
consciousness until it resurfaced as a terrorist weapon in 2001. It
was always with us , lurking in the soil and hosted by our
livestock. Long before it was identified as a specific bacterium in
the late 1800s, anthrax was a catchphrase for a variety of diseases
and symptoms, from ancient biblical plagues to a painful carbuncle
on George Washingtons leg. Only when industrialization turned
anthrax into a widespread disease that threatened economies did a
true understanding of Bacillus anthracis begin to emerge.
This history of anthrax follows the development of our
understanding of the disease, beginning in the 18th century, when
science began breaking ground on the subject, until the present,
when anthrax is feared more as an agent of biowarfare than as a
health hazard harbored by the environment. There are three
appendices: the first outlines the reaction of Manchester, New
Hampshire, to the 2001 anthrax attacks; the second documents
workplace warnings to anthrax-prone workers; and the third lists
novels that involve anthrax. Bibliographical references are also
provided.
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