Symptoms vary depending on how the disease was contracted, and usually occur within 7 days}<b>Cutaneous</b><br>yy 95% of anthrax infections occur through skin cut or abrasion yy Starts as raised itchy bump that resembles an insect bite yy Within 1-2 days, it develops into a vesicle and then a painless ulcer, usually 1-3 cm in diameter, with a characteristic black necrotic (dying) area in the centre (eschar) yy Lymph glands in adjacent area may swell yy About 20% of untreated cutaneous anthrax results in death}<b>Inhalation</b><hr>yy Initial symptoms resemble a cold yy After several days, symptoms may progress to severe breathing problems and shock yy Inhalation anthrax is usually fatal}<b>Gastrointestinal</b>yy Acute inflammation of the intestinal tract yy Initial signs of nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting and fever yy Then abdominal pain, vomiting blood, and severe diarrhoea yy Intestinal anthrax results in death in 25% to 60% of the cases