Image Database: Anthrax

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Photo #: ATX_001
Description:
Bovine, lymph node. The node is hyperemic and contains multiple dark foci of hemorrhage.
Credit: AFIP
   

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Photo #: ATX_002
Description:
Human, skin. Lesions are raised and have necrotic centers.
Credit: AFIP
   

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Photo #: ATX_003
Description:
Bacillus anthracis is a large, blunt- to square-ended bacterial rod that forms short chains.
Credit: Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
   

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.