Tularemia = التولاريميا

Tularemia = التولاريميا   TULAREMIA      (FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS INFECTIONS)   Etiology and Epidemiology Tularemia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a pleomorphic Gram-negative coccobacillus found in many species of mammals, most important, lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) and rodents, and in their immediate environments. The bacteria are highly infectious, can be transmitted […]

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Tungiasis =داء الطوامر

Reticular lesion = افة جلدية شبكية Tungiasis Tungiasis is an infestation by the burrowing flea Tunga penetrans or related species. The flea has many common names as listed above. Tungiasis was first reported in crewmen who sailed with Christopher Columbus. The flea is indigenous to the West Indies/Caribbean/Central America region, but it has spread to Africa, India, Pakistan, and South America. Travelers […]

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