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  1.                                  Anthrax
  2. SYMPTOMS may include redish-brown elevation of the skin that grow larger,
  3. gets more red and blisters, fever, headache, muscle ache, swelling of near
  4. lymph nodes, nausea and vomiting. With the less common form that may affect
  5. the lungs there may be breathing difficulty, bluish color and congestion.
  6. CAUSES. It is an infectious disease of horses, cattle, sheep, goats and
  7. mules and sometimes (rarely) transmitted to humans through contact with an
  8. affected animal or their byproducts.
  9. TREATMENT. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and other medication.