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ragpicker's disease

DEFINITIONS OF: ragpicker's disease

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n a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse

Synonyms:
anthrax pneumonia, inhalation anthrax, pulmonary anthrax, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia
Type of:
anthrax
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
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