Re: Anthrax in the Korean War

[<GRBroman@aol.com>]

Bacillus Anthracis (B. Anthracis) has been around for a long time and was called Anthrax throughout the 20th century.  By the way, Anthracis comes from the Greek word for coal, for the black coloration of the eschar (scab) of cutaneous (skin) anthrax.  Probably more than you wanted to know.
Glen

In a message dated Mon, 22 Oct 2001  2:43:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Mike Yared" <mike_yared@hotmail.com> writes:

> What were the other names for anthrax during the Korean War? If the word 
> anthrax did not exist (even though it was in the 18th century and 1979 in 
> good old Russia), were other words used?
> 
> Mike Yared
> 
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