TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) A1 - Bratcher, Denise A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the gram-positive, encapsulated, nonmotile, spore-forming rod Bacillus anthracis. The incubation period is 1 to 7 days (may be longer in the inhalation form). Person-to-person transmission from cutaneous lesions rarely occurs. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935404 ER -