ANTHRAX

Course overview

ANTHRAX IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE CAUSED BY AN ENCAPSULATED, SPORE-FORMING, GRAM-VARIABLE BACTERIA CALLED BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. THIS COMMONLY PRESENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS FEVER, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND SWEATS WHICH PROGRESS TO DYSPNEA AND ULTIMATELY RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND HEMODYNAMIC COLLAPSE. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANTHRAX AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.