- anthrax, splenic fever - a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
--1 is a kind of zoonosis, zoonotic disease
- anthrax - a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
--2 is a kind of disease
--2 has particulars:cutaneous anthrax, malignant pustule; pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia, woolsorter's disease - Bacillus anthracis, anthrax - a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
--3 is a kind of Bacillus, Bacilli, B; bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm
- Bacillus anthracis, anthrax - a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon