Additional clinical information can further favor the diagnoses of
tularemia (for instance, history of tick bite) and yersiniosis (such as history of consumption of undercooked meat).
There are two strains of
tularemia that exist worldwide: Type A and Type B.
We report two cases of ulceroglandular
tularemia in children.
Presentation of inhaled
tularemia would be very difficult to differentiate from influenza and community acquired pneumonia.
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which has been identified as a potential biological threat agent.
In this article, we describe a case of glandular
tularemia in a child, and we review the physical, laboratory, and radiologic findings of this disease as well as the response to medical and surgical therapy.
Tularemia is an infectious disease mainly affecting wild rabbits.
Category A - plague,
tularemia, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers, botulism, anthrax
Officials are also worried about possible attacks involving other diseases, including botulism, plague and
tularemia - an animal disease that can cause skin ulcers and pneumonia-like symptoms in humans.
specifically tested a weapon derived from the deadly
tularemia bacteria, he admitted "several agents" were tested at the tiny atoll, halfway between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands.
A small bug with a big bite, ticks carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever and
tularemia.
The Company has product candidates addressing the treatment of bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, inhalation
tularemia and anthrax infections, and smoking cessation.
