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Caption:
This right-lateral chest x-ray revealed evidence of a pulmonic infection 4 days after this patient had been exposed to the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the disease known as anthrax.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Sidney J. Brodsky
Creation Date: 1966
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Diagnostic Imaging
Radiography
Radiography, Thoracic
Anatomy
Respiratory System
Lung
Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacillaceae Infections
Anthrax
Organisms
Bacteria
Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
Bacillaceae
Bacillus
Bacillus anthracis
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
Bacillaceae
Bacillus
Bacillus anthracis
Gram-Positive Rods
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
Bacillaceae
Bacillus
Bacillus anthracis
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