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Anthrax is also called as.....

A. Splenic fever

B. Desert fever

C. Undulant fever

D. All of these

Answer: Option A

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Anthrax is also called Splenic fever.
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal and injection.
Anthrax was historically known by a wide variety of names indicating its symptoms, location and groups considered most vulnerable to infection. They included Siberian plague, Cumberland disease, charbon, splenic fever, malignant edema, woolsorter's disease.

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