Across
- 3. the synchronous, deep-seated pustules of this eradicated virus prefer the face and extremities (centrifugal distribution)
- 4. avoid this drug in neuromuscular disorders
- 8. This virus has no proven antiviral therapy and can be caused by exposure to rodent feces
- 9. This virus can cause occasional overt bleeding (DIC-like) and is treated by monoclonal antibodies
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- 1. The first-line post-exposure prophylaxis antibiotic for anthrax exposure, often paired with doxycycline.
- 2. descending paralysis, often leading to respiratory failure and presentation to the ED.
- 3. how many days of treatment for anthrax
- 5. most lethal form of anthrax, you can see mediastinal widening on CXR
- 6. Bipolar-staining ("safety pin" appearance) gram-negative coccobacilli
- 7. The pneumonic form of this disease has up to a 50% mortality rate and has a low infectious dose