tularemia
Definition
Noun: A serious infectious bacterial disease that primarily affects wild rodents, especially rabbits and hares, but can be transmitted to humans. Transmission to humans can occur through insect bites (such as from ticks or deer flies), contact with infected animal tissues, ingestion of contaminated water, or inhalation of contaminated dust.
Usage
Tularemia is used as a medical and biological term to name the specific disease. - The hunter contracted tularemia after skinning an infected rabbit. - Tularemia is considered a potential agent for bioterrorism due to its high infectivity. - Public health officials issued a warning about tularemia in the local rabbit population.
Advanced Usage
- Synonyms: rabbit fever, deer fly fever.
- The term is often used in public health, veterinary medicine, and biological security contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Tularemic (adjective): Pertaining to or affected by tularemia.
- The patient was diagnosed with a tularemic infection.
Synonyms
- Rabbit fever
- Deer fly fever
Related Phrases
- Francisella tularensis: The scientific name of the bacterium that causes tularemia.
- Ulceroglandular tularemia: The most common form of the disease in humans, characterized by a skin ulcer and swollen lymph nodes.
Noun
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a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
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