Host Lynn Neary talks with NPR's David Kestenbaum about a report in today's New York Times which says the anthrax used in last year's attacks is less than two years old. This means whoever sent the ...

There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax. Injection anthrax ...

Fears over a series of anthrax contaminations shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks shut down post offices and federal buildings, sparking concerns over the danger of a biological ...

The Bacillus anthracis bacterium excretes a tripartite exotoxin containing a protective antigen (PA) polypeptide that binds to the surface of macrophages and causes the symptoms of anthrax. In June ...

There are three types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly) and gastrointestinal (through digestion). There has been a fourth type of ...

Facts about anthrax There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax ...

Here's what you need to know about the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax: There are three types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation ...