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Tularemia — Classification and external resources A tularemia lesion on the dorsal skin of the right hand ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
tularemia — tularemic, tularaemic, adj. /tooh leuh ree mee euh/, n. Pathol., Vet. Pathol. a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of… … Universalium
Francisella tularensis — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Francisella tularensis image width = 240px image caption = F. tularensis colonies on an agar plate. regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Thiotrichales familia =… … Wikipedia
Yersinia pestis — A scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria. Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Bioterrorism — United States Airman wearing an M 17 nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare mask and hood … Wikipedia
plague — plaguer, n. /playg/, n., v., plagued, plaguing. n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. 2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration,… … Universalium
Plague — The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other rodents. Rodents are the prime reservoir for the bacteria. Fleas function as the prime vectors carrying the bacteria from one… … Medical dictionary
Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH … Wikipedia
biological weapon — Introduction also called germ weapon any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… … Universalium
List of notifiable diseases — The following is a list of notifiable diseases arranged by country.AustraliaSource: [Australia: [http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda surveil nndss dislist.htm Australian national notifiable diseases list and case… … Wikipedia
