Inhalation anthrax is frequently fatal even with antibiotic therapy because
A) Bacillus anthracis is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics.
B) it is transmitted as endospores.
C) the anthrax toxin triggers necrosis and severe edema of the lungs.
D) the bacteria are enclosed within a biofilm that antibiotics cannot penetrate.
E) the dying cells release lipid A, triggering a severe inflammatory response.
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