anthrax
/ˈænθræks/
noun
- A serious infectious disease that affects animals and can spread to humans, caused by bacteria.
- Anthrax outbreaks can be deadly if not treated quickly with antibiotics.
- Farmers vaccinate their livestock to protect them from anthrax.
- The lab tested the soil samples for signs of anthrax bacteria.
- The bacteria that causes the disease anthrax.
- Anthrax can survive in soil for many years as spores.
- The package was tested and found to contain anthrax spores.
- Scientists study anthrax to develop better vaccines.