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Anthrax vs Nonanthrax - What's the difference?

anthrax | nonanthrax |

As nouns the difference between anthrax and nonanthrax

is that anthrax is (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 while nonanthrax is (attributive) not anthrax.

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

    nonanthrax

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (attributive) Not anthrax.
  • nonanthrax bacteria