Woman With Sore Throat Thinks It Might Be Anthrax

NEW YORK—Alicia Dubrow, 23, an assistant copy editor at Shape magazine, expressed fear Monday that her recent sore throat is the result of anthrax. “I haven’t had a sore throat in, like, two years, and suddenly I get one,” said Dubrow, searching WebMD for information on symptoms of the disease. “I’ve also sort of had a backache lately, which is weird.” Dubrow, who made a mental note to watch closely for reddish-brown sores, said she dropped by the Shape mailroom last Friday to grab a box of rubber bands but does not recall handling any packages.