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Show Regulations Of Board Of Health J. S. Palmer, D.V.M..M.P.H. In winding up this informal tale on tularemia, I'll try to review re-view some of the data already presented pre-sented along with the punch line. Bacterium Tularense may enter the human body through 20 different dif-ferent channels. The most important import-ant are: contact with infected animals, ani-mals, accidentally through bites of animals, ingestion . of . partially i cooked infected meat or of infected in-fected water and breathing in dust containing the dropping of infected ticks. Where the bacteria enters the skin there develops, in about 10 of human infections, a pimple-like lesion which enlarges first, then starts to run. These lesions usually appear on the hands, arms, face or in the eye. The bacteria may spread and the lymph glands in the area or throughout the body may become swollen and painful. This may be accompanied by a septicemia or an invasion of the blood stream by the bacteria which may have serious "results. When the bacteria enters the body through eating or drinking, it causes rather violent sickness with abscesses developing in the mouth, throat and intestines.. There is always al-ways fever in such cases which persists for several weeks in untreated un-treated cases. One attack of tularemia provides immunity. If a second infection occurs, it is usually milder. Butchers, Butch-ers, trappers and sheep herders having suffered one attack are not known to experience others. There is no vaccine available for prevention pre-vention of the primary infection. So, that leaves only one road to take. Take all the precautions possible, pos-sible, but, if that fails, early diagnosis diag-nosis and treatment by your physician phy-sician will help you off the fatality fatal-ity list. |