1935 — Anthrax, international list #20, Census Bureau. Mortality Statistics 1935 — 10
Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 11-26-2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/
–10 Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1935, Table I, p. 14.
Narrative Information
CDC: “Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax can be found naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals around the world. Although it is rare…people can get sick with anthrax if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. Contact with anthrax can cause severe illness in both humans and animals. Anthrax is not contagious, which means you can’t catch it like the cold or flu.
“Domestic and wild animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelope, and deer can become infected when they breathe in or ingest spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water. In areas where domestic animals have had anthrax in the past, routine vaccination can help prevent outbreaks.
“People get infected with anthrax when spores get into the body. When anthrax spores get inside the body, they can be “activated.” When they become active, the bacteria can multiply, spread out in the body, produce toxins (poisons), and cause severe illness. This can happen when people breathe in spores, eat food or drink water that is contaminated with spores, or get spores in a cut or scrape in the skin….” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthrax (website). 9-1-2025 update. Accessed 7-2-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/index.html )
Sources
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mortality Statistics 1935. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1937. Accessed 12-10-2024 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1935.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthrax (website). 9-1-2025 update. Accessed 7-2-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/index.