1. (noun) 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

• inhalation anthrax
• pulmonary anthrax
• ragpicker's disease
• ragsorter's disease
• woolsorter's disease
• woolsorter's pneumonia

1. (noun) 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

• anthrax