NOUN | state | woolsorter's disease, pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia | a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis |
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Meaning | A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme / extreme cardiovascular collapse. | |
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Synonyms | pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia | |
Broader | anthrax | A disease of humans that is not communicable |
Spanish | ántrax pulmonar |
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