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infects a variety of wild animals, including rabbits, deer, squirrels, muskrat, and beaver.
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How common is Oculoglandular tularemia?
This type accounts for only about 1% of all cases of tularemia
What is the most common form of tularemia?
Ulceroglandular/glandular tularemia. Seventy-five to 85% of all cases are of this type.
What animals can have Tularemia?
The animals which can have this disease are as follows: hares, rabbits, squirrels, muskrats, beavers and other rodents, and deer
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 Pulmonary tularemia?
This rare type of tularemia occurs when a person inhales a spray of infected fluid, or when the bacteria reach the lungs through the blood circulation. A severe pneumonia follows.
What type of bacterial and viral infections do raccoons carry?
Rabies and distemper are two fairly common viral infections in raccoons. Some of the most important bacterial diseases which affect raccoons are leptospirosis, listeriosis, tetanus, and tularemia.
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
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.
What animals carry most disease?
All animals carry disease. Some carry a greater variety, some only carry a few, some carry potentially fatal diseases, some only carry somethnig that'll give you muscle cramps & a slight fever.
How do you prevent tularemia in rabbits?
you wash your hands
How do squirrels get tularemia?
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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.
