What happens in inhalation anthrax?
• The spores enter lungs and migrate to the lymph nodes. Here they change to active bacteria, multiply and produce toxins (poisons). • These toxins cause bleeding and destroy the structures in the middle of the chest. The medical term for this is hemorrhagic necrotizing mediastinitis. • Anthrax is not thought to be transmissable person to person and immunity is usually gained after any infection.
