woolsorter's pneumonia

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1.woolsorter's pneumonia - a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapseanthrax pneumonia, inhalation anthrax, pulmonary anthrax, ragpicker's disease, ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's diseaseanthrax - a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia