tularemia
noun
tu·la·re·mia
ˌtü-lə-ˈrē-mē-ə 
ˌtyü-
: an infectious disease especially of wild rabbits, rodents, some domestic animals, and humans that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis), is transmitted especially by the bites of insects, and in humans is marked by symptoms (such as fever) of toxemia
called also rabbit fever
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Although tularemia is relatively rare, with only 2,462 diagnoses between 2011 and 2022, cases have risen 56% compared to the prior decade (2001 to 2010), as reported in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
The person was also diagnosed with pneumonic tularemia, a rare respiratory form of the disease.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Ticks, for instance, can transmit infections that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and tularemia.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
In addition to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ticks carry other diseases including Lyme disease and tularemia.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
The person was also diagnosed with pneumonic tularemia, a rare respiratory form of the disease.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Ticks, for instance, can transmit infections that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and tularemia.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
In addition to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ticks carry other diseases including Lyme disease and tularemia.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Tularemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tularemia. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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tularemia
noun
tu·la·re·mia
ˌt(y)ü-lə-ˈrē-mē-ə
: a disease especially of rodents, wild rabbits, human beings, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium and passed on by the bites of insects or ticks
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tularemia
noun
tu·la·re·mia
variants
or chiefly British tularaemia
: an infectious disease especially of wild rabbits, rodents, some domestic animals, and humans that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis), is transmitted especially by the bites of insects, and in humans is marked by symptoms (as fever) of toxemia
called also rabbit fever
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