Tularemia

external

• Synonyms

  • rabbit fever
  • deer fly fever
  • Oharas fever

• Causes

  • Tic bite

• Effects

  • Red eye
  • Facial erythema
  • Cutaneous ulcer
  • Atypical pneumonia
  • Bloody pleural effusion
  • Generalised lymphadenopathy

• Parents

  • Tic-borne bacterial disease

• Treatments

  • Streptomycin
  • Doxycycline

• Description

  • "caused by bacterium Francisella tularensis. Gram-negativecoccobacillus. Found in hares and small rodents. Primary vectors are ticks and deer flies. Named after Tulare County
  • California."