Anthrax is a very rare disease, but it can be serious. Learn about the different kinds of anthrax infections and how to get diagnosed if you think you’ve been exposed to the bacteria.

The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria live in soil and usually infect wild and domestic animals, such as goats, cattle and sheep.

Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease in many parts of the world, and it remains a bioterrorism threat. Inhalation anthrax has a mortality rate higher than 90% if untreated and is often deadly ...

Some anthrax spores are larger than others, and the spores tend to clump together in clusters too large to inhale that deeply. They might not be able to get past the body's outer defenses, like ...

The Pentagon's disclosure about anthrax deliveries begs the question why the Department of Defense lab technicians' gamma rays didn't kill the spores.

Seven days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, anonymous letters laced with deadly anthrax spores began arriving at media companies and congressional offices. Here, a chronology ...

A CDC vaccine advisory committee will consider revising its plan for mass vaccination of anthrax in the event of an attack. Some experts say the threat is real and the US is not fully prepared.

The Pentagon says an attempt to ship inactive anthrax samples resulted in live samples being sent to labs in nine U.S. states and to a U.S. Air Force base in South Korea.