Case Study 3

Dead Cattle, bloated, with epistaxis

Wrong Answer!

Question 6 of 8

Is it likely that the people eating meat from these cattle are affected by the same condition?

A. Yes. They ingested anthrax toxin produced in the diseased animal
People ingesting meat from animals dead of anthrax would also ingest anthrax toxins, but these toxins are destroyed by the stomach acids. Therefore, the ingestion of the toxins without the organism doesn't cause any symptoms.



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