Anthrax
Anthrax
is a disease that can affect humans (Homo sapiens), dogs (Canis
lupus familiaris), and livestock (Bos taurus). Humans can be found all
over the world, and their function in the environment is huge; Humans affect on
the environment has to do with biophysical environments, biodiversity, and the
usage of all resources. Humans have changed the world completely in negative
and positive ways. Dogs can be found throughout most of the world. Dogs can be
kept as pets anywhere in the world, and wild dogs can be found in North
America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. House dogs can be harmful to the environment
because of their excessive toys and waste, but wild dogs play a very important
role in the environment because they are predators, and they help maintain
ecosystem health. These wild dogs usually prey on large hooved animals, and
their diet depends on where they are found. Livestock includes several animals
like deer and goats to guinea pigs and rabbits to horses, pigs and cattle.
Livestock can be found all over the world, and the type of livestock depends on
the habitat. Livestock uses the greatest amount of agricultural land because of
the room that they need to graze and eat. Also, this sector provides an
estimated amount of 1 billion people with jobs, and this sector also creates a
huge amount of food to be sold and consumed.
The
way that Anthrax works is that there is Anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) that
can live in soil for years and can thus infect grazing livestock, and humans
and dogs can consume the meat that comes from the infected livestock. Also,
veterinarians, agricultural workers, and people that work with animal hides can
contract this through their work. The spores of this bacteria are very
resistant to heat and/ or chemicals, and can last in the environment for a very
long time. The ways that this disease can affect animals is cutaneous,
gastrointestinal, and inhalational. Once the animal is infected, if antibiotics
are given very early, it may help. But, it can quickly become fatal. The parts
of the body that are affected by Anthrax depend on how you are exposed to it.
If you touch it, it affects your skin. If you inhale it, it affects your lungs.
And if you ingest it, it will affect your stomach and the surrounding organs.
I
chose this disease to research because it was a disease that I had never heard
of before; And when I was looking at the provided sources and I was trying to
decide which to choose, Anthrax was on every single database, so I knew that it
had a large impact. I feel that these species could have fatal consequences if
exposed, so I think this Is an important disease to be knowledgeable about. If
there is a large outbreak of Anthrax anywhere, it really can be fatal to large
amounts of people and animals. So, it is very crucial to know the clinical
signs of it and how to treat it so that it can be treated fast in order to
prevent any further spreading of the outbreak.
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