Receiving timely and effective diagnosis and treatment of patients with pulmonary anthrax is key to improving survival rates.
Because pulmonary anthrax is mostly primary, less common, difficult to diagnose early and rapidly progressing, most patients are more seriously ill and can be complicated by sepsis and infectious shock, or secondary to meningitis, and if not treated promptly and effectively, patients can die within days due to respiratory and circulatory failure.
People exposed to herbivores and their fur-bearing nature should be vigilant for pulmonary anthrax. Their own symptoms such as hypothermia, fatigue and precordial pressure should be considered, and they should seek prompt medical attention, providing information to their doctor about their symptoms and epidemiological exposure history such as death of surrounding livestock and possible exposure; health workers should raise awareness of pulmonary anthrax and diagnose and report it promptly. Patients should consciously accept isolation and actively cooperate with doctors in treatment.
With early detection, diagnosis, isolation and treatment, some patients with pulmonary anthrax can be completely cured with standardized and timely treatment, such as symptomatic and pathogenic treatment. Immunity can be acquired for a longer period of time after infection.