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What is an edema?
Fluid accumulation
What are 3 forms of anthrax?
- cutaneous anthrax (endospores enter through a minor cut/anthrax lesion- 20% mortality rate)
- gastrointestinal anthrax (ingestion of undercooked, contaminated food- 50% mortality rate)
- inhalational (pulmonary) anthrax (inhalation of endospores, bacteria enter the bloodstream, progresses into septic shock- nearly 100% mortality rate)
What is gangrene?
Gangrene is a type of necrosis- death of soft tissue, black dying tissue.
Loss of blood supply can lead to an anaerobic growth of certain bacteria.
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