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.
Morbidity and Mortality. Tularemia is relatively common and often fatal in wild animals; disease is particularly common among rabbits, rodents, pheasants and quail. This disease is rare among domestic rabbits and rodents, but may be seen in animals kept outside.lceroglandular tularemia usually occurs after infection through the skin or mucous membranes. The clinical signs may include fever, chills, headache and malaise. The regional lymph nodes are typically enlarged and painful; they may suppurate and drain profusely.