Anthrax infections and it's dark bioterrorism history

So what is anthrax? How do animals and people get it? and What is it's "dark history"?

Joining me today to look at this serious bacterial pathogen is Stephen Berger, MD. Dr Berger is co-founder of GIDEON Informatics (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network) and he is the Emeritus Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Tel Aviv School of Medicine.