ragpicker's disease

Definitions of ragpicker's disease
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: anthrax pneumonia, inhalation anthrax, pulmonary anthrax, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia
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    type of:
    anthrax
    a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
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