Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. ... Symptoms may include fever, skin ulcers, and ...TularemiaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchInfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumFrancisellatularensisTularemiaOthernamesTularaemia,PahvantValleyplague,[1]rabbitfever,[1]deerflyfever,Ohara'sfever[2]AtularemialesiononthebackoftherighthandSpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptomsFever,skinulcer,largelymphnodes[3]CausesFrancisellatularensis(spreadbyticks,deerflies,contactwithinfectedanimals)[4]DiagnosticmethodBloodtests,microbialculture[5]PreventionInsectrepellent,wearinglongpants,rapidlyremovingticks,notdisturbingdeadanimals[6]MedicationStreptomycin,gentamicin,doxycycline,ciprofloxacin[5]PrognosisGenerallygoodwithtreatment[4]Frequency~200casesperyear(US)[7]Tularemia,alsoknownasrabbitfever,isaninfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumFrancisellatularensis.[4]Symptomsmayincludefever,skinulcers,andenlargedlymphnodes.[3]Occasionally,aformthatresultsinpneumoniaorathroatinfectionmayoccur.[3]Thebacteriumistypicallyspreadbyticks,deerflies,orcontactwithinfectedanimals.[4]Itmayalsobespreadbydrinkingcontaminatedwaterorbreathingincontaminateddust.[4]Itdoesnotspreaddirectlybetweenpeople.[8]Diagnosisisbybloodtestsorculturesoftheinfectedsite.[5][9]Preventionisbyusinginsectrepellent,wearinglongpants,rapidlyremovingticks,andnotdisturbingdeadanimals.[6]Treatmentistypicallywiththeantibioticstreptomycin.[9]Gentamicin,doxycycline,orciprofloxacinmayalsobeused.[5]Betweenthe1970sand2015,around200casesarereportedintheUnitedStatesayear.[7]Malesareaffectedmoreoftenthanfemales.[7]Itoccursmostfrequentlyintheyoungandthemiddleaged.[7]IntheUnitedStates,mostcasesoccurinthesummer.[7]ThediseaseisnamedafterTulareCounty,California,wherethediseasewasdiscoveredin1911.[10]Anumberofotheranimals,suchasrabbits,mayalsobeinfected.[4]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Cause2.1Bacteria2.2Spread3Diagnosis3.1Pathology4Prevention5Treatment6Prognosis7