The most common form of anthrax in man is: (A) Alimentary, (B) Cutaneous, (C) Pulmonary, (D) Hepatic
Answer is B. In humans, approximately 95% of cases are cutaneous anthrax, and 5% are inhalation. Gastrointestinal anthrax is very rareRef: Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology; Twenty-Seventh Edition; Chapter 11; Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Bacillus and Clostridium Species