HOW DOES IT SPREAD?
Humans can become infected with tularemia through
bites by infected anthropods,
contact with contaminated water or food and inhalation
of infective aerosols.
SYMPTOMS:
Earlier symptoms of infection by aerosol could
be similar to those of influenza or
atypical pneumonia. The symptoms can occur within
a few days or as long as two
weeks after exposure. If untreated, the patient
experiences progressive weakness
and weight loss and can die within two weeks.
TREATMENT: Antibiotics
PREVENTION:
A vaccine is currently under review by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration |
