# Anthrax in Florida

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-in-florida/85465>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-in-florida/85465 "2001-10-04T23:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bloomsdaygroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@bloomsdaygroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bloomsdaygroom)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-in-florida/85465/1 "2001-10-04T23:23:39Z")

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Unfortunately, this has less to do with 1980’s Big-Hair Metal than with the possible threat of bio-warfare attack.  
I heard through the grapevine that there has been a confirmed case of pulmonary anthrax in Florida.

Any Florida dopeheads got the dope on this story?

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-in-florida/85465/2 "2001-10-04T23:31:19Z")

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I swear to **Cecil** , I’m going to have the techs modify the login screen to include a box that people have to check that says, “yes, I have checked a news site today.”

[http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/04/us.anthraxcase.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/04/us.anthraxcase.ap/index.html)

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