wool·sort·er's disease

(wo͝ol′sôr′tərz)

A pulmonary form of anthrax that results from the inhalation of bacterial spores in contaminated sheep's wool.

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woolsorter's disease - a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse

anthrax pneumonia, inhalation anthrax, pulmonary anthrax, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia

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References in periodicals archive

Industrial anthrax, also known as woolsorter's disease, was a serious threat in the 19th and early 20th centuries when the wool industry was flourishing.

Immunologic response of unvaccinated workers exposed to anthrax, Belgium

Known as Woolsorter's Disease, it was a frequent cause of illness and death in English woolen mill workers exposed to contaminated hides and wool.

Anthrax--from plagues to weapons of mass destruction

Anthrax, also known as black bane, fifth plague, and woolsorter's disease, has been a documented disease since biblical times as described in the Old Testament.

Chapter 3 Bacterial zoonoses

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