▁di arr he a ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁ ▁- ▁S ore ▁thro at ▁and ▁difficulty ▁sw allow ing ▁ ▁- ▁Sw ol len ▁neck ▁ ▁Pul mon ary ▁Anth ra x ▁ ▁In hal ation ▁anth ra x ▁develop s ▁when ▁you ▁bre at he ▁in ▁anth ra x ▁sp ores . ▁It ' s ▁the ▁most ▁dead ly ▁way ▁to ▁contract ▁the ▁disease , ▁and ▁even ▁with ▁treatment , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁fatal . ▁Initial ▁signs ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁in hal ation ▁anth ra x ▁include : ▁ ▁- F lu - like ▁sympt oms , ▁such ▁as ▁s ore ▁thro at , ▁m ild ▁fe ver , ▁fat igue ▁and ▁mus cle ▁ach es , ▁which ▁may ▁last ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁or ▁days ▁ ▁- M ild ▁ch est ▁dis com fort ▁ ▁- Short ness ▁of ▁breath ▁ ▁- N ause a ▁ ▁- C ough ing ▁up ▁blood ▁ ▁- P ain ful ▁sw allow ing ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁disease ▁progress es , ▁you ▁may ▁experience : ▁ ▁- ▁High ▁fe ver ▁ ▁- ▁Tr ouble ▁breath ing ▁ ▁- ▁Sho ck ▁ ▁- ▁Men ing itis ▁— ▁a ▁potentially ▁life - th re aten ing ▁infl amm ation ▁of ▁the ▁brain ▁and ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁significance ▁Many ▁Bac ill us ▁species ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁se crete ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁en zym es . ▁Bac ill us ▁am yl ol ique fa ci ens ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁a ▁natural ▁ant