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Anthrax not confirmed in two southerners.


Anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis  was not confirmed in two residents of Ala-Buka rayon earlier hospitalized with this diagnosis, Director of the National Center of Quarantine and Very Dangerous Infections, Jalalidin Gaibulin, told AKIpress.The two villagers were tested anthrax negative. The medical professionals diagnosed pyoderma pyoderma /pyo·der·ma/ (pi?o-der´mah) any purulent skin disease.

pyoderma gangreno´sum  a rapidly evolving cutaneous ulcer or ulcers, with marked undermining of the border.
 in them. Pyoderma is a disease that causes tissue to become necrotic necrotic /ne·crot·ic/ (ne-krot´ik) pertaining to or characterized by necrosis.

necrotic

of or pertaining to cell death and enzymatic degradation.
, causing deep ulcers that usually occur on the legs. When they occur, they can lead to chronic wounds. Ulcers usually initially look like small bug bites or papules Papules
Firm bumps on the skin.

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, and they progress to larger ulcers. Though the wounds rarely lead to death, they can cause pain and scarring.

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Date:Jul 30, 2009
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