This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Bacteriology, Subject name: Microbiology
True regarding anthrax is all except 
Select and explain. 
A. Caused by insect bite, B. Caused by rubbing of skin, C. Cutaneous type is rare nowadays, D. Pulmonary infection occurs by inhalation
C: Cutaneous type is rare nowadays
Answer: C: Cutaneous type is rare nowadays 
Explanation: Anthrax is a zoonosis. The disease is generally fatal septicemia but may sometimes be localized, resembling the cutaneous disease in human beings. Anthrax may be cutaneous, pulmonary or intestinal. Cutaneous anthrax used to be common in dock workers carrying loads of hides and skins on their bare backs and hence was known as the hide poer's disease. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and paniker's; 10th edition; Page no: 250