| Only Cipro states specifically on its label that it can be used against inhalational anthrax, the deadliest form of the disease. |
| The release of spores and mycelial fragments can be a source of inhalational and dermal exposures. |
| With regards to specific anesthetic techniques, nitrous and opiate anesthesia alone can be insufficient to prevent awareness and must be supplemented with other inhalational or intravenous agents. |
| To become infected with inhalational anthrax, the deadliest form of the disease, a person would have to inhale 8,000 to 10,000 spores no larger than about five microns. |
| In spite of aggressive supportive care and antibiotic therapy, five of the eleven patients with inhalational anthrax died. |
| The F. D. A.'s approval will include instructions on what dose to use and how long to treat the inhalational form of anthrax. |
