Tularemia

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Deer ticks

Ticks

Tick imbedded in the skin

Antibodies

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Tularemia

Alternative Names:

Deerfly fever; Rabbit fever

Treatment:

The goal of treatment is to eliminate the infection with antibiotic therapy. Streptomycin and tetracycline are commonly used in this infection.

Note: oral tetracycline is usually not prescribed for children until after all the permanent teeth have erupted. It can permanently discolor teeth that are still forming.

Expectations (prognosis):

Tularemia is fatal in about 5% of untreated cases and in less than 1% with treatment.

Complications:

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if symptoms develop after a rodent bite, tick bite, or exposure to the flesh of a wild animal.

References:

Cronquist SD. Tularemia: the disease and the weapon. Dermatol Clin. 2004; 22(3): 313-20, vi-vii.

Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2003:917.

Cohen J, Powderly WG. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2004:1649-1653.

Review Date: 7/16/2004
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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