bunny care from (fever)
bunny fever: An infection in rabbits
and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis
that may be transmitted to humans by contact with infected animal
tissues or ticks. Also called tularemia.
bunny care from (fever)
The main mode of transmission to humans is tick bites in the summer and exposure to bunnies in the fall and winter throughout the tiny-game searching season. The domestic rabbit is
the most supply of significant infection. Transmission may be by direct
contact, contact with aerosolized bacteria, eating infected tissue or
by the bite of a colonized tick, deerfly, or flea that has gulped up a
sick rabbit.
Symptoms
embrace a red spot on the skin enlarging to an ulcer, enlarged lymph
nodes (swollen glands) within the groin or armpits, headache, muscle
pain, shortness of breath, fever, chills, sweating, weight loss, and
joint stiffness. Some folks develop an atypical pneumonia. The illness
may continue for many weeks when the onset of symptoms.
The
antibiotics streptomycin and tetracycline are commonly used to treat
tularemia. (Oral tetracycline is sometimes not prescribed for kids until
after all the permanent teeth have erupted. It can permanently discolor
teeth that are still forming.)
bunny care from (fever)
A vaccine is on the market for people at high risk (trappers, hunters, and laboratory staff) to stop the disease.
Tularemia
is fatal in regarding 5% of untreated cases, and in but one percent of
treated cases. Possible complications include meningitis, pneumonia,
pericarditis and osteomyelitis.
Tularemia has declined in frequency in the US, in all probability as a result of wild rabbits
are no longer obtainable in markets and also as a result of of
increased awareness among hunters of the risks posed by sick bunnies.
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