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.
By Dr. Becker. Tularemia, also called rabbit fever, is a relatively rare disease in the US, seen more often in cats than dogs. But a small outbreak in Fort Collins, Colorado last summer serves a heads-up for all of us with pets.