From: Mchristoffels1@xxxxxxx
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 12:42:44 GMT-3
Anthrax info:disease spread by the bacterium Bacillus Anthricas. Found in
animals and
the spores(tiny bubles) that is is the means of transport can be found in
soil. Spores are resistant to microwave heating so don't microwave
suspicous letters. You need to burn the spores. Enters the human via
cuts in the skin and cause a mild illness and not as some Americans are
claiming. Inhaling it is more dangerous. but even then you can be treated.
It is this air transport that the bug uses which makes it a good candidate
for warfare. Given this it is rather funny to think of the case in UK
where a plane was stopped from landing because of a suspected anthrax box
on the airport. The box can do nothing. anthrax cannot jump out of the
box. Besides strictly speaking, anthrax is the resulting disease and it is
the spores that are conveyed via the letters/boxes etc. Just throw the
damn
suspicious mail in the fireplace
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