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This serious zoonotic disease is caused by a Gram-positive spore-forming bacterial rod called Bacillus anthracis and is notifiable in most parts of the world, including the UK. Ingestion is the most common method of infection, and there is very rapid extracellular multiplication of the bacteria, with toxin production and sudden death (although the author has seen a case that recovered which had been promptly treated after diagnosis by a colleague). Diagnosis is confirmed on staining a blood smear with McFadyen’s stain and seeing the rectangular rod-shaped bacteria with the blue-staining capsules.