Tularemia

Tularemia
Related Category: Pathology
(tlr´m) or rabbit fever, acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). The greatest incidence is among people who handle infected wild rabbits.
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Tularemia can be effectively treated with antibiotics such as streptomycin or gentamicin, which are given by injection directly into a muscle or vein.
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Tularemia
Definition:
Tularemia is an infection common in wild rodents caused by the organism Francisella tularensis and transmitted to humans by contact with animal tissues or ticks.
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Tularemia is caused by bacteria that spread to humans by the bite of a tick or fly or from contact with infected animals, such as rabbits or deer.
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TULAREMIA (Rabbit fever)
SYMPTOMS"The first indication is a local ulceration at the infection site. About 1-7 days after infection occurs, chills, headache, prostration, and general pains suddenly begin.
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Serology for Tularemia
Serosanguineous
Serotonin Metabolite (5-HIAA)
Serous Labyrinthitis (Labyrinthitis)
Serous Otitis Media (Otitis Media with Effusion) ...
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Rabbit Fever (Tularemia)
Rabies
Radiation Enteritis
Radiation Sickness
Rapid Heartbeat
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
Raynaud Disease (Raynaud Syndrome and Raynaud Phenomenon)
Raynaud Syndrome and Raynaud Phenomenon ...
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Diseases or disorders that involve lymph nodes in specific areas of the body include rabbit fever (tularemia), cat-scratch disease, lymphogranuloma venereum, chancroid, genital herpes, infected acne, dental abscesses, and bubonic plague.
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The identification of tanapox is important because of the concern for agents of biologic warfare such as smallpox, monkeypox, tularemia, and anthrax.
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They include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, relapsing fever, Colorado tick fever, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, tularemia, Q fever, and tick paralysis.
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A Stanford microbiologist and a Penn State chemist have also been testing their new antibiotic against the bacteria that cause brucellosis and tularemia, as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax.
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