Anthrax

/ˈænθɹæks/

Anthrax

a serious bacterial disease of warm-blooded animals, particularly cattle and sheep, that can be transmitted to people by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products

synonyms : splenic fever

a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

Examples

1. About 20 years ago, some nut sent anthrax to 30 Rockefeller Center.

2. Crack was anthrax back then, back when.

3. Is Anthrax bad?

4. The anthrax attacks eventually stopped.