anthrax
1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people • Syn: splenic fever • Hypernyms: zoonosis, zoonotic disease 2. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia • Hypernyms: disease • Hyponyms: cutaneous anthrax, malignant pustule, pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia, woolsorter's disease
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