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News of anthrax outbreaks is always scary. Anyone receiving any powder through mail gets panicky. Although nothing should be taken lightly, one should know the facts to be able to differentiate between a real threat and a hoax.
Anthrax is a rapidly progressing acute infection caused by spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. It is most common in warm-blooded animals, especially goats, cattle, and sheep, but it can also infect humans.
Pneumonia is the commonest infectious disease of the lungs. Pneumonia is an infection of the lung substance in which the alveoli in one or more areas of the lungs become infected and lead to accumulation of fluid in the lung substance.
