What you need to know about anthrax. From: Consumers' Research Magazine | Date: November 1, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Consumers' Research, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Discovery of anthrax attacks at governmental buildings, the postal system, and major media outlets has caused understandable alarm about the dangers of germ warfare in the U.S. and intense concern about effective measures to prevent and/or protect against it.

Among other effects these acts of terror have caused American citizens to stock up on the drug called "Cipro" as an antidote to anthrax. Also, there has been discussion of vaccinations that could confer immunity to ...

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