PPT-OKLAHOMA ANTHRAX SYMPOSIUM

May 28 29 2008 DISCOVERIES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE 300310 pm Dr Stephen Prescott President Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Welcome to OMRF 310345 pm K Mark Coggeshall PhD. 1250 BC (ancient origins). Thought to have originated in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Scientists and historians believe that Anthrax was once called “The Fifth Plague”. Scholars of the Ancient Greek/Roman times believe that Anthrax was depicted in Homers Iliad from 1230 BC. There are 3 . aerobic. of gram positive bacilli include:. Bacillus. . Corynebacterium diphtheria.. Listeria monocytogenes.. There are 2 pathogenic . bacillus species . of . gram positive, aerobic, spore-forming rods. Cassidi. , . Carley. , and Douglas. What is Anthrax…?. Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Bacillus . anthracis. . Infection in humans most often involves the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, or the lungs . (Bacillus anthracis) . By Alex Gittemeier. And . Zachary Cunning. WHAT IS ANTHRAX?. . Anthrax is an infectious disease. Caused by the bacillus. . anthracis. . bacteria. . . Which is the pathogen. . Melanie Simons. , . SNS Program Manager. Strategic National Stockpile. Created in 1999. Federally controlled cache of medical countermeasures (medical supplies, antibiotics, . antivirals. , antidotes, antitoxins, vaccines and other pharmaceuticals). Bacillus anthracis and its activity in Anthrax Lance Morrison General anthrax info Identified in 1800s Mostly effected livestock (transmit to humans) Showed to be related to B. anthracis in 1876 (Robert Koch) Robert J. Leggiadro, MD. Villanova University. Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. ACHA Annual Meeting. What We Know and Do Not Know. Omowunmi (‘. Wunmi. ) Osinubi, MD, M.Sc., MBA, FRCA.. Associate Professor (Adjunct) . Department of Occupational and Environmental Health . University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -School of Public Health. SPP.. . Bacillus. . . . Prepared . by . Assit.Prof.Dr. . . Najdat. . B.Mahdi. Introduction. The gram-positive spore-forming bacilli are the . Bacillus. and . Clostridium. species. These bacilli are ubiquitous, and because they form spores they can survive in the environment for many years. . RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Isolation and identification of avirulent strains of Bacillus anthracis from environmental samples in Central Java, Indonesia Ully Apriliana 1,2 , Hendra Wibawa 1 , Endan 1 What is anthrax? What is anthrax vaccine? Who should get anthraxvaccine and when? orshould Anyone who has had a serious allergic reaction to aprevious dose of anthrax vaccine should not get anotherd ). Presented . by. Prof. A. S. Mane. Department . of . Environment Science. Deogiri . College, Aurangabad. Soil borne disease.. Anthrax introduction.. Incubation period. Transmition to human beings.. Clarify the different routs of transmission of anthrax. Identify the clinical presentation of anthrax according to frequency, severity and mode of presentation.. Discuss the methods to diagnosis the anthrax. Kanafani Z, Ghossain A, Sharara A, Hatem JM, Kanj S. Endemic Gastrointestinal Anthrax in 1960s Lebanon: Clinical Manifestations and Surgical Findings. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003;9(5):520-525. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0905.020537.