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It occurs when a person's contaminated hand rubs his or her eye.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agocontracted through the bite of an infected tick that has defecated bacteria-laden feces in the area of the bite wound.
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What is the most common form of tularemia?
Ulceroglandular/glandular tularemia. Seventy-five to 85% of all cases are of this type.
What are the different types of tularemia?
Five types of illness may occur, depending on where/how the bacteria enter the body: Ulceroglandular/glandular tularemia, Oculoglandular tularemia,Oropharyngeal and gastrointestinal tularemia, Pulmonary tularemia, Typhoidal tularemia
What is the first symptom of ulceroglandular tularemia?
A tender red bump appears in the area of the original wound. Over a few weeks, the bump develops a punched-out center (ulcer). Nearby lymph nodes grow hugely swollen and very tender.
Should tularemia be treated with chloramphenicol of streptomycin?
Tularemia can be treated with drugs, the best choices being streptomycin. There is a vaccine for it but not many people get it because it can be dangerous.
How common is Oculoglandular tularemia?
This type accounts for only about 1% of all cases of tularemia
Where is tularemia found in the US?
In the United States, the vast majority of cases of tularemia occur in the southeastern and Rocky Mountain states.
How do people get Oropharyngeal tularemia?
This type occurs when contaminated meat is undercooked and then eaten, or when water from a contaminated source is drunk
How do you prevent tularemia in rabbits?
you wash your hands
How do squirrels get tularemia?
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What is an Infectious disease starting with Tu?
One of them is Tularemia.
Which of the bacterial diseases produces ulcers on the skin?
Tularemia
Q fever Ebola tularemia and brucellosis. Which produce skin ulcers?
Tularemia or rabbit fever or deer fly fever often has an ulcer at the site that a person was bitten.
