Anthrax has a new nemesis
Date: 21.10.2007
**When Edward Jenner infected a boy with cowpox in 1796, and by doing so introduced the first modern technique of immunization, he probably never imagined that about 200 years later a plant would be used to produce a vaccine against Anthrax.**
From inhalation, ingestion or through a cut on your skin, Anthrax poses a great health risk to humans. "In the United States, Anthrax spores have been used as a **bioterrorism** weapon which led to the death of a few people. That is why a safe and inexpensive vaccine to defeat this disease or threat is readily needed," added Dr. Henry Daniela from the University of Central Florida.
However, the vaccine must be safe and clean. The current available B. anthracis-derived vaccine is efficient, but due to its production process, it has been associated with dangerous side effects such as: edema, local pain and systemic **reactions**. In short, it is not very safe.
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