The anthrax vaccination is the only known defense available for United States Troops against the
             deadly anthrax virus. Many experts have said it is not effective against inhalation anthrax. Studies have
             not been conclusive in their findings. The chance of living if you have received the anthrax vaccination
             seems better. More studies should be conducted outside the Department of Defense, with their
             cooperation, before the process to vaccinate troops continues.
             Anthrax is a disease normally associated with plant eating animals (sheep, goats, and cattle) caused by
             the bacterium Bacillius anthracis. It is now controlled through vaccination programs throughout the
             world including the United States. Human infection with anthrax usually results from contact with
             infected animals or products. Anthrax was discovered by Robert Koch in 1876. An effective vaccine for
             animals was developed in 1881 by Louis Pasteur. In humans, the disease appears in both external and
             internal forms. The external form is contracted through cuts and breaks in the skin. The internal form is
             caught by inhaling anthrax spores, which invade the lungs and intestinal tract (Funk and Wagnalls New
             Russian scientists have created a new form of the anthrax virus by genetic engineering. Col. Arthur
             Friedlander , chief of the bacteriology division at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute states, "The
             evidence that they presented suggested that it could be resistant to our vaccine" (Riechman, Army Times
             03-09-98). When anthrax is used as a biological weapon, people become infected by breathing the
             spores released in the air. Anthrax is 100,000 times deadlier than the deadliest chemical warfare agent. It
             is the preferred biological agent because it is easy to produce in bulk and the materials are low in cost.
             (B.D.Hawkins,Army Times) Dr. Jose Ramero Cruz, of the World Health Organization states,"Because
             anthrax spor...