WFSC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Insect Repellent, Gentamicin, Doxycycline
13 Apr 2017
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4 subspecies tularensis holartica most severe in humans novicida mediasiatica. Less pathogenic in humans more devstating in animal reservoirs (vole and water rat) Rare zoonotic disease with low mortality but has high potential for use in bioterrorism. Natural reservoirs = small mammals -> voles, mice, squirrels, rabbits, hares. Exposure to infected animals via hunting, in laboratory, contact with enviornment - rural disease. 1st case of human tularemia con rmed via bacteriology. Dr. edward francis establishes bacterium tularense as etiologic agent of deer y fever swedish endemic outbreak among voles and people voles, mice, squirrels, rabbits, hares, water rats, beavers, muskrats. Insects: dog tick, lone star tick, wood tick, deer y. Vector bitten by infected ticks, biting ies, mosquitoes, or eas entry through mucous membranes or abrasions in skin. Transmission for humans hunting, trapping, skinning, eating infected animals. Dog tick, wood tick, the lone star tick.
