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BACILLUS ANTIIRACIS Koch, 1876. 
A. History. 
B. Distribution. 
C. Morphology. 
1. Involution forms. 
2. Asporogenic form. 
J). Staining. 
E. Cultural characteristics. 
F. Spores: 
1. Formation — 
Relative to oxygen. 
Relative to nutrient media. 
Relative to temperature. 
2. Development into bacteria. 
G. Pathogenesis (mouse, guinea ])ig, and rabbit). 
a. I’neumonic. 
}>. Hemorrhagic. 
c. Local. 
II. ^Microscopic examination of liver, blood, sj)leen, lungs, and other organs. 
I. Vaccination: 
First vaccine — kills mice, not guinea ])igs or rabbits. 
Second vaccine — kills mice and guinea pigs, not rabbits. 
Third vaccine — kills mice and guinea pigs and some rabbits. ■ 
J. Disposal of anthrax carcases: 
a. Burial, isolated districts. 
h. Burning. 
c. Sulphuric acid. 
d. Boiling. 
K. Human anthrax: 
a. Malignant pustule. 
h. Wool sorter’s disease. 
c. Intestinal form. 
L. Viability. 
i\I. Disinfection for anthrax. ' 
