Human beings have always lived in close vicinity to the animals, most probably, who are their pets. Even the most hygienic pets are capable of offering diseases to the human body, some which could be highly obnoxious for humans.

Anthrax is one of the diseases that the humans acquire who live in close vicinity to animals viz. goats, sheep, horses and cattle etc. This life-threatening disorder is caused due to an acquired virus known as Bacillus anthracis. 

Thus, anthrax is a transmitted disorder which the infected animals pass to human beings. Nowadays, this disease has gained much importance due to its manual spread. The bioterrorist attack and the warfare of the destructive human elements have also been found to use anthrax-viruses for spreading terrorism.

How Does Anthrax Imbibe? 

Anthrax viruses sneak into the human body through three modes. The most common of them is through skin contact. If the skin comes in contact with anthrax viruses, the affected air gets dark and ugly sores.

The viruses may also enter the body when human beings consume an animal that is infected with the anthrax virus. These deadly microbes reach the inner organs and could deteriorate them up to their complete failure. 

Apart from these, the third and the most deadly one is the inhalation of anthrax viruses which hover in close vicinity to the dead or affected animal. These viruses once reach the respiratory tract, are capable of travelling to other parts and thereby cause destruction. 

Who Is In Risk?

Probably everybody! Do not conclude that if you don’t go near the animals, you are 100% secure from the disease. The carcass of animals which have anthrax viruses has unknowingly been converted to drums and other musical instruments.

The viruses in these musical instruments once touched by humans gets in contact with the skin and cause lethal body destruction. 

Most prominently, the people who are at highest risk are:

• Livestock producers and farmers
• Vets
•  Animal product handlers
• Travellers, who unknowingly visit anthrax-endemic areas 
• Laboratory personnel who test the anthrax viruses

Symptoms of Anthrax:  

As already mentioned anthrax viruses wreak havoc on the human body and could visibly cause large, black and dirty boils filled with liquid on the skin. These are more of the gigantic ulcers that seem to deteriorate the human body terribly.

In other cases, they may cause headaches, fever, nausea, vomiting, respiratory troubles and severe body pains.

Treatment of Anthrax: 

Once diagnosed, anthrax symptoms get suppressed with the help of the antibiotics, provided by specialist doctors. Early recognition of symptoms may be easy to find secure solutions sooner.

If the disease turns serious, other medical treatments and surgeries may be required for the body, especially if it is inner-body trouble.

Natural Prevention Methods For Anthrax: 

Though the disease and its symptoms are highly devastating for human health and could even lead to the death of human beings, anthrax viruses could be prevented from entering the human body. 

One of the most prominent methods of this is the consumption of a diet that is rich in Coenzyme Q-10 (CoQ-10). This enzyme is found mostly in meat and dairy products and helps prohibit the action of spore-forming germs that attack the human body. 

Various liquid CoQ10 supplements are also available commercially that could help humans to stay away from diseases.
 

Apart from this, the use of magnesium-rich diets and natural products such as garlic, Astragalus and neem etc. may also help in preventing from anthrax viruses.