Tularemia

Pronunciation
/too-luh-REH-mee-uh/
Category
disease
Singular
Tularemia
Plural
Tularemia

Definition

A serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Though primarily affecting mammals like rabbits and rodents, it can also infect humans, often through insect vectors like ticks and deer flies.

Etymology

Named after Tulare County, California, where in 1911 the disease was studied in squirrel and human populations.

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