BBC
Bbc News: What Is Anthrax?
Find out about the deadly bacterial disease Anthrax, and understand the symptoms and how it can be treated.
Other
Do D: Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
The Department of Defense provides detailed information about anthrax, including a focus on the anthrax threat of 2001. Content includes a current "situation report," as well as information on the anthrax vaccine.
CNN
Cnn: 10 Things You Need to Know About Anthrax
In an attempt to educate the public during the scare of the anthrax letter attacks in October, 2001, CNN published information on anthrax.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation
Extremely interesting site from the FBI detailing the findings of linguistic and behavioral assessments of the anthrax letter writers. Great primary source.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Anthrax Overview
Enlightening overview of anthrax, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Other
Jama: Anthrax as a Biological Weapon
JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, provides detailed recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals following the use of anthrax as a biological weapon against a civilian...
CNN
Cnn: War Against Terror: Anthrax
CNN provides a wealth of background information on the latest headlines regarding the Anthrax threat of 2001.
CNN
Cnn: Anthrax Through the Ages
"Although it's surfacing anew as a terrorist weapon, the deadly anthrax disease has plagued the world for centuries, with reports of it dating back to biblical times." This CNN site is a time-line of Anthrax dating from 1500 B.C.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Putting Anthrax in History
This lesson is a WebQuest which highlights the anthrax attacks of October 2001. Students will be able to identify what anthrax is, list its symptoms and treatments, and identify different forms of the disease.
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: The Anthrax Letters
History of the anthrax attacks of 2001 in a Q&A format. Very concise and informative. The basics of the attack are covered. Good place to start research.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: 2001 Anthrax Attacks
Interesting facts and a summary of the 2001 Anthrax Attacks when anonymous letters, laced with lethal anthrax spores, began arriving at news media companies and the offices of two Democratic U.S. Senators.