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Anthrax vs Anthraxlike - What's the difference?

anthrax | anthraxlike |

As a noun anthrax

is an acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal.

As an adjective anthraxlike is

resembling or characteristic of anthrax.

anthrax

English

(wikipedia anthrax)

Noun

(-)
  • (pathology) An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal.

    • Synonyms

    * splenic fever

    anthraxlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of anthrax.