共用题干 What Is Anthrax(炭疽)?There's been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately.Some people are worried that anthrax may be connected to terrorist attacks or that terrorists may spread the germ that _______the disease.Federal officials and police are investigating this and taking________(2)to protect us.In the meantime,it's important not to panic over anthrax.The chances that you and your family________(3)at risk are very tiny.One of the ways you can feel better is to learn about anthrax.When you know what it is and________(4)you can get it,it doesn't seem quite as scary.So,what _______(5)is anthrax?Here are the facts on anthrax:Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by a germ.Although it's most common in farm _______(6),like sheep,cows,pigs,horses,and goats,there's a very small chance that people can get it,too.Anthrax spores(抱子)(a version of the germ in a protective shell that can live in the soil for years)cause the disease.People may get anthrax if they are exposed to anthrax_______(7).But here's the important part:just being exposed to these spores doesn't mean that a person will get ________(8).For a person to get sick,he would have to breathe in thousands of these spores all the way into his________(9).Or he'd have to eat meat contaminated with anthrax orhandle_______(10)that has anthrax spores.This may sound scary,but even whena person comes______(11)contact with the spores,it's unlikely that he'll get sick._________(12)the bacteria do not get into the skin,digestive tract,or lung,thedisease won't develop.Anthrax is not spread from person to person the way the flu can spread from familymember to_________(13)member or classmate to classmate.Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated with antibiotics(抗生素).Anthrax is very rare.Until recently,anthrax wasn't even talked about because it was so rare一and it still________(14)!Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now,a person's chances of getting anthrax are about the______(15)as they were before you heard about anthrax on the news一very,very low. _________