A 63 year old man in Palm Beach County, Florida has Anthrax and is in the hospital. Robert Stevens of Lantana, Florida is reported to be extremely hill and being treated by experts. Dr. John Agwunobi, Secretary of the Florida Department of Health tells the Florida Radio Network it's the first case of the disease since 1974. He says the disease is not contagious.
Anthrax is extremely deadly but can be treated.
The photo above shows how Anthrax affects a human intestine. Tim O'Connor with the Palm Beach County Health Department tells WJNO Radio a full investigation is underway. Authorities want to know where Stevens has been and how he might have contracted the rare disease. At first, doctors thought the man had meningitis. Fears of Anthrax have increased since the the September 11th terror attacks since the disease could be used in a biological terrorist attack.