Francisella tularensis tularemia

Brucella melitensis (brucellosis) Francisella tularensis (tularemia) Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)... 

The Homeland Security Office has issued a warning of suspected biological warfare using the Francisella tularensis (tularemia) bacteria. Which sign and symptoms would support the initial diagnosis of tularemia ... 

By 1954, the Pine Bluff laboratory produced Brucella suis (the causative agent of brucellosis, also called undulant fever) and Francisella tularensis (tularemia, or rabbit fever). Hardware for antipersonnel biological cluster bombs was delivered to Pine Bluff for filling with Brucella suis to support air force requirements. By 1955, the accelerated program was producing stocks of B suis and F tularensis as bio-... 

Suggested Alternatives for Differential Diagnosis Brucellosis, chlamydial pneumonias, infective endocarditis, legionnaires disease, mycoplasma infections, pneumonia, Cox-iella burnetii infection, Francisella tularensis infection, Q fever, tuberculosis, tularemia, typhoid fever, and all atypical pneumonia. 

Tularemia is a potentially serious illness that occurs naturally in the United States. It is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals (especially rodents, rabbits, and hares). 

Francisella tularensis is very infectious. A small number (10-50 or so organisms) can cause disease. If F. tularensis were used as a weapon, the bacteria would likely be made airborne for exposure by inhalation. People who inhale an infectious aerosol would generally experience severe respiratory illness, including life-threatening pneumonia and systemic infection, if they are not treated. The bacteria that cause tularemia occur widely in nature and could be isolated and grown in quantity in a laboratory, although manufacturing an effective aerosol weapon would require considerable sophistication. 

Tularemia A (Francisella tularensis) Animals/ insects— deerflies, mosquitoes, rabbits 2-1 0 days No Standard Local ulcers, regional swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills, HA, substernal discomfort, and cough Fatal typically 2 weeks Streptomycin, gentamicin... 

Tularemia is a highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium, Francisella tularensis. It was first described in Tulare County, California, in 1911 (Francis, 1925). The first recognized human case of tularemia was reported in 1914. Tularemia can cause fever, skin or mucous membrane ulceration, lymphadenopathy, and oc-... 

Tularemia Francisella tularensis) Aerosol 80% morbidity 35% mortality 10-50 organisms 2-3... 

Tularemia (.Francisella tularensis) Inoculation of skin or mucous membranes with blood or tissue fluids of infected animals 80% morbidity 35% mortality rate 10-50 organisms N/Aa... 

Tularemia (.Francisella tularensis) Bites of infected deerflies, mosquitoes, or ticks 80% morbidity 35% mortality 1-10 organisms 1-10... 

Biological weapons manufacturers have recognized tularemia s potential as a weapon since its recognition as the cause of large waterborne disease outbreaks in Europe and the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 1940s. Francisella tularensis reputation as a virulent laboratory hazard, with an effective dose of ten organisms, increased interest in it as a potential weapon (43). 

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