Sawbones: Anthrax

In 2001, the United States was under a biological attack from strange spores in mailed envelopes. This is a lot of people’s first introduction to anthrax, a bacteria often associated with both domestic and wild animals. But what is anthrax, how is it spread, and where did it come from? To clarify, this episode is about the disease, not the metal band.

Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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