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When anthrax spores get inside the body, the bacteria can multiply, spread out in the body, produce toxins poisons , and cause severe illness. Anthrax can enter the body through the skin cutaneous ; through ingesting contaminated food or water gastrointestinal ; intravenously rare ; or by inhalation, the deadliest form of the disease and the one most likely to be used as a biological weapon.
The anthrax vaccine has been licensed in the U. The immunization is required for deployment to U. It is given in a five-dose series at 0, 4 weeks, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months, with yearly boosters to maintain immunity.
Vaccination and antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and amoxicillin, are the most important therapeutic interventions for any form of anthrax exposure. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This information paper describes anthrax infections and the vaccine to prevent them. New beyond-use labeling guidance due to change in storage requirements for Biothrax anthrax vaccine multi-dose vials MDV. Previously quarantined lots of anthrax vaccine have been released from "on hold" status.
Notice to quarantine affected lot of anthrax vaccine until a CDC investigation can determine if it is contaminated.
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