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Robert V House
Anthrax, the disease resulting from infection with the zoonotic bacterium Bacillus anthracis, has a high potential for use as an agent of biological terrorism and warfare, and has in fact been used for both. Given its relative high mortality rate in untreated humans, effective medical treatments and prophylactics are essential. This brief review will summarize the current state of medical countermeasures (MCM) for treating individuals exposed to anthrax as well as preventing the disease from manifesting.