Noun: ragsorter's disease
- A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
"The textile worker contracted ragsorter's disease from handling contaminated wool";
- pulmonary anthrax, inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia, woolsorter's disease
Type of: anthrax