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Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. [4] Symptoms may include fever , skin ulcers , and enlarged lymph nodes . [ 3 ] Occasionally, a form that results in pneumonia or a throat infection may occur.
Cases of tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the CDC. The report identifies symptoms and the groups most at risk.
Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is a bacterial infection caused by Francisella tularensis, which can be transmitted through arthropod bites, infected animals or ingesting contaminated ...
In 1922, Edward Francis (1872–1957), a physician and medical researcher from Ohio, discovered that Bacterium tularense was the causative agent of tularemia, after studying several cases with symptoms of the disease.
Healthy pet rabbits can live for 10–12 years, but sadly many bunnies have a much shorter lifespan due to disease. They thrive on an appropriate, high-fiber diet, as well as a clean living area ...
An infectious disease associated with rabbits-as-food is tularemia (also known as rabbit fever), which may be contracted from an infected rabbit. [168] The disease can cause symptoms of fever, skin ulcers and enlarged lymph nodes, and can occasionally lead to pneumonia or throat infection. [169]
The type species, F. tularensis, causes the disease tularemia or rabbit fever. [7] F. novicida and F. philomiragia (previously Yersinia philomiragia) are associated with sepsis and invasive systemic infections. Francisella has been detected in ticks [8]
[3] [5] Alaskan hares are known to be carriers of Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that causes an infectious disease known as tularemia, which can be transmitted to pets and humans. Tularemia symptoms include infectious or weepy sores, swollen lymph nodes, and fever or flu-like symptoms. [6]