What is a PET/CT scan? Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) scans are both standard imaging tools that physicians use to pinpoint disease states in the body. A PET scan images the cellular activity of the body at a very early stage, often before anatomical changes take place.
Tularemia is a rare infectious disease that typically attacks the skin, eyes, lymph nodes and lungs. Tularemia â also called rabbit fever or deer fly fever â is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Most cases occur from being bitten by flies or ticks carrying the bacterium or from exposure to tissue from animal infected with the bacteria. Tularemia has been found in >100 animal species including rabbits, muskrats, squirrels and beavers.