Anthrax, otherwise known as the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a deadly serious infectious disease that kills without question if its toxins reach a host's cells. A new treatment developed by ...

The eye was less puffy, but the lesion oozed freely and there was marked pain in front of the ear and the angle of the right jaw. Anthrax was then suspected, and the patient was referred to us by ...

Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once ...

In this bonus video, see how scientists could tell whether the anthrax in the 2001 attacks was specially engineered to disperse through the air.

Researchers show that a cocktail of growth factors reversed would-be lethal cell damage in mice with anthrax, suggesting that this approach could be adapted for use in patients. Anthrax ...