noun
- an infectious disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans, caused by bacteria and characterized by fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes
Usage: medical
Examples
- The veterinarian diagnosed the rabbit with tularemia after examining its symptoms.
- Hunters should wear gloves when handling wild rabbits to prevent tularemia transmission.
- Tularemia can be treated effectively with antibiotics if caught early.
- The disease tularemia is most commonly found in rural areas.
- Laboratory workers must take precautions when studying tularemia bacteria.
- Tularemia outbreaks occasionally occur in wildlife populations.