▁ 9 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁cases ▁world wide , ▁results ▁from ▁in fection ▁through ▁skin ▁les ions ; ▁int est inal ▁anth ra x ▁results ▁from ▁ing estion ▁of ▁sp ores , ▁usually ▁in ▁inf ected ▁meat ; ▁and ▁pul mon ary ▁anth ra x ▁results ▁from ▁in hal ation ▁of ▁sp ores . ▁▁ ▁C ut aneous ▁Anth ra x ▁C ut aneous ▁anth ra x ▁usually ▁occurs ▁through ▁cont am ination ▁of ▁a ▁cut ▁or ▁ab ras ion . ▁It ' s ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁route ▁the ▁disease ▁takes . ▁It ' s ▁also ▁the ▁m ild est ▁— ▁with ▁appropriate ▁treatment , ▁cut aneous ▁anth ra x ▁is ▁s eld om ▁fatal . ▁Sign s ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁anth ra x ▁include : ▁▁ ▁- ▁A ▁raised , ▁it chy ▁b ump ▁res emb ling ▁an ▁insect ▁b ite ▁that ▁quickly ▁develop s ▁into ▁a ▁pain less ▁s ore ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁center ▁ ▁- ▁Sw elling ▁in ▁the ▁s ore ▁and ▁nearby ▁l ym ph ▁g lands ▁ ▁Gast ro int est inal ▁Anth ra x ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁anth ra x ▁in fection ▁begins ▁by ▁e ating ▁under co oked ▁meat ▁from ▁an ▁inf ected ▁animal . ▁Sign s ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁include : ▁ ▁- ▁N ause a ▁ ▁- ▁V om iting ▁ ▁- ▁Ab dom inal ▁pain ▁ ▁- ▁Head ache ▁ ▁- ▁L oss ▁of ▁app et ite ▁ ▁- ▁F ever ▁ ▁- ▁Se vere , ▁blo ody