What is the fatality rate of anthrax?
Fatality rates vary based upon the particular type of anthrax that the person has been exposed to. “Cutaneous Anthrax” is fatal between five and twenty percent (5%-20%) of the “untreated” cases. This form of anthrax, however, is rarely fatal if caught early and proper medication is prescribed. “Gastrointestinal Anthrax” is fatal between twenty-five and sixty percent (25%-60%) of the time. “Inhaliation Anthrax” is the nastiest form of all, and is fatal in about ninety percent (90%) of the cases. Untreated cases and cases where the spores have lodged themselves deep in the lungs are almost always fatal.
