Question

Sorter's disease is a ......disease

Answer 1

Answer:

Sorter's Disease is another name for Anthrax. It is caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Historically, anthrax was called wool sorter's disease because individuals who sorted wool of infected animals contracted the disease.

Answer 2

Answer:

Wool industry is an important

means of livelihood for many people

in our country. But sorter’s job is

risky as sometimes they get infected

by a bacterium, anthrax, which

causes a fatal blood disease called

sorter’s disease. Such risks faced by

workers in any industry are called

occupational hazards.