Anthrax (Variola major)
source: http://www.msnbc.com/news/1657696.jpg
method of delivery:
humans are only natural hosts, infection usually comes from contact with
contaminated objects, virus highly contagious among people
symptoms of exposure:
high fever, headache, backache, vomiting, rash on face and arms that spreads to
trunk
incubation period:
10-14 days
effects: rash becomes series of large pustules,
possible hemorrhage, mortality rate of around 30% for some forms, close to 100%
for others
structure: small
rounded virus
references:
o http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/agen_smallpox.html
o http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/overview/disease-facts.asp
o http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic885.htm