tularemia

tularemia definition - medical

tu·la·re·mi·a (to͞oˌlə-rēˈmē-ə)

noun
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that chiefly affects rodents but can also be transmitted to humans, in whom it causes intermittent fever and swelling of lymph nodes.

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