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Disease: Tularemia

Last Updated: February 01, 2008

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Agent: Bacteria

Vectors: Wild rodents, rabbits, hares, muskrats, carnivores, birds, hoofed animals (deer), bull snakes

Route: Bites from ticks or biting insects; Inhalation; Ingestion. Can penetrate intact skin.

Symptoms: Mild to severe. Pneumonia, ulcer at bite site, swollen lymph nodes, death.

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