10 Tularemia Symptoms
Article Sources
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Tularemia is a rare but highly contagious disease. While it commonly affects rabbits and rodents, it can pass to humans through contact with infected animals, tick bites and breathing in or drinking liquid containing the bacteria.1‘Signs and Symptoms of Tularemia | CDC.’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Dec. 2019, www.cdc.gov/tularemia/signssymptoms/index.html
If even a few bacteria enter the body, they can make a person ill in days. The symptoms can range widely depending on how the infection enters the body and the type of tularemia the person has.4‘Tularaemia. Understand About Tularaemia Zoonosis Infection.’ Symptom Checker, Health Information and Medicines Guide | Patient, 19 Oct. 2016, patient.info/doctor/tularaemia The infection may be mild. However, if unaddressed, it can spread to the brain, heart or bones and lead to life-threatening complications such as meningitis or pneumonia.3‘Tularemia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia.’ MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine, medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000856.htm
