H00312 | |
H number | H00312 |
Name | Tularemia |
Description | Tularemia is a rare zoonotic infection caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. It occurs in North America, Europe, and Asia. The most common clinical presentation is ulceroglandular tularemia with chills, fever, head and muscle pain, and prostration. Some people may develop pneumonia or septicemia. Rabbits serve as an important reservoir host for F. tularensis. |
Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Francisella tularensis [GN:ftu ftw ftr fth fta fts] |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Streptomycin sulfate [DR:D01350] Demeclocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00290] |
Comment | Vector: Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus (tick) |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1B94 ICD-10: A21 MeSH: D014406 MedlinePlus: 000856 |
Reference | PMID:19713053 AUTHORS Foley JE, Nieto NC TITLE Tularemia. JOURNAL Vet Microbiol 140:332-8 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.07.017 PMID:18755386 AUTHORS Nigrovic LE, Wingerter SL TITLE Tularemia. JOURNAL Infect Dis Clin North Am 22:489-504, ix (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.004 PMID:17435120 AUTHORS Keim P, Johansson A, Wagner DM TITLE Molecular epidemiology, evolution, and ecology of Francisella. JOURNAL Ann N Y Acad Sci 1105:30-66 (2007) DOI:10.1196/annals.1409.011 |