The carbuncle is also known as carbuncle or ruby.
Carbunclo is a term that comes from the Latin word carbuncŭlus . The concept, also mentioned as carbuncle , may refer to the ruby : a precious stone of great value .
Carbuncle, carbuncle and ruby are therefore synonyms . It is a reddish crystallized mineral , which is characterized by its shine and hardness. Carbuncle has among its components magnesia and alumina, two metal oxides.
Characteristics of carbuncles
Carbuncles are part of the corundum group: minerals that belong to group IV according to the so-called Strunz classification , a system devised by the scientist Karl Hugo Strunz in 1938 .
According to the Mohs scale (created by Friedrich Mohs ) that orders minerals according to their hardness, carbuncle and the rest of the corundums belong to hardness 9 .
Different types of jewelry are made with carbuncle.
a disease
It is important to note that the idea of anthrax is also used to name anthrax , a serious and contagious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis . Malignant anthrax usually affects livestock, although it is transmitted to humans.
When we talk about anthrax as a disease that affects livestock, it is worth highlighting a series of important data in this regard:
- One of the main problems in eliminating anthrax is that it can easily reappear. The bacteria that produces it has a spore form that makes it stay firmly attached to the soil for a long time. Hence, when it is tilled, the bacteria re-emerges.
- This disease is very dangerous and fatal for livestock. It is known that animals can die within 24 or 48 hours of contracting it. The symptom that will indicate that this death has been a consequence of the pathology is bleeding from the different orifices of the body.
- It is also established that the farmer who finds a dead animal due to this cause must take a series of important measures. First, do not be in contact with blood without protection because you could contract the disease and second, you do not have to move the animal's body to move it to another place because that would cause the blood, and therefore the bacteria, to leave . spreading” over more ground.
- Veterinary experts recommend that when an animal dies from anthrax, bury it directly where its already inert body is and then pour quicklime on top.
Carbuncle in humans
In the case of man , anthrax can be inhalational, intestinal or cutaneous. Inhalational anthrax , which is often fatal, is characterized by fever, cough, breathing problems, cyanosis, and sepsis.
Intestinal anthrax , rare, initially resembles gastroenteritis, but can lead to fatal septic shock. Cutaneous anthrax , finally, is the most common, characterized by the appearance of papules.
The cocuyo
In some countries , finally, cocuyo is called anthrax.
It is an American beetle insect that emits light at night.