How anthrax toxins cause illness, death

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, both part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified the cells in two distinct areas of the body that are simultaneously targeted for damage by anthrax toxins, eventually causing illness and sometimes death. Their findings, which appear online in Nature, are based on testing in mice. However, the results may contribute to the development of anthrax treatments for humans, the researchers say... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..