People get anthrax by: Breathing in spores, Eating food or drinking water that is contaminated with spores, or. Getting spores in a cut or scrape in the skin.

Is anthrax an airborne disease?

Inhalation anthrax is the most serious and rare form of human anthrax. Breathing in airborne spores may lead to inhalation anthrax. The bacteria secretes a toxin made up of three proteins: capsular antigen, odema factor and lethal factor.

Is anthrax a virus or a bacteria?

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax can be found naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals around the world.