Anthrax in children The latest news about anthrax , the report, worries parents in almost every home. It is not uncommon for children to keep an eye on television or newspaper pages , but it is not uncommon for a frightening situation to linger in their minds even if they do not express it. Knowing the scientific facts about anthrax disease can help prevent this disease , just as parents and children can be free from unnecessary fear. Reassure the child that he is safe. Parents, teachers, doctors and the government have taken the right steps to protect against this disease. Make sure that the child does not see such news alone . Even if you see it, discuss it openly with him. Answer all his questions. Science-based knowledge is a good way to overcome unnecessary fear. What is anthrax ? How the disease is spread by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. These bacteria live primarily in the soil and build a protective wall around their bodies to survive , which is called 'spores' and spreads toxins in the body of the person or child infected with these spores. Neither you nor your child can import the disease from each other or from any other person. Even if you yourself are sick with the disease , you will not be able to spread it to your child's body. Even if someone leaves this germ in your workplace, you will not be able to bring it home. Hair or clothing can not carry the germs of this disease. Anthrax enters the body through breathing in three ways. Through the entry of germs through the wound or cut part of the body. Through food (eating uncooked or semi-cooked meat of infected animal). Even then, the body retains immunity against the germs and the risk of the bacteria entering the body in three ways is low. Types of anthrax Skin anthrax: Innocent type small painless sores , blisters , which appear after a few days with a black hole in the middle. Intestinal anthrax: More deadly than skin anthrax. Vomiting , loss of appetite , fever , and later abdominal pain — these are the symptoms. However, the symptoms are relatively low. Flu anthrax: This anthrax is the most deadly. The onset of symptoms, such as colds or flu. However, if detected in advance, it is easily cured with antibiotics. But when it is late, death calls. Remember , not all flu is anthrax. All children over the age of two months have the same symptoms of anthrax as adults. Such as fever , cough and body aches. Dr. According to Irwin Reid -Lena , because of the high respiratory rate in infants and their noses are close to the ground, such germs and toxins can enter the baby's body faster than in adults. Consult a medical doctor. The consequences of self-feeding antibiotics are harmful. The baby suffers more from the response to antibiotics during treatment. If the next time the effective medicine is to be used in a child's ear , throat or other infection , it will lose its effectiveness unnecessarily. No one under the age of 18 is vaccinated against anthrax. Merkel Cassavent , a well-known pediatrician, believes that if a child shows signs of the virus, do not panic and go to the medical emergency room to monitor the child and consult a doctor as soon as possible. Dr. Pranab Kumar Chowdhury Pediatrician , Assistant Professor Chittagong Medical College Hospital Source: Dainik Prothom Alo , September 29 , 2010 Anthrax : There is nothing to fear . . Diseases that spread from other animals to humans are called zoonotic diseases. Anthrax is an animal-borne disease that infects humans. What is anthrax? Anthrax is a disease of herbivores. It is caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. This bacterium can survive in the soil for many days by forming spores. Cattle are infected with this bacterium while eating grass. People can be infected only when they come in contact with infected cattle.