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.
FranÂ·ciÂ·selÂ·la tuÂ·laÂ·renÂ·sis. A bacterial species that causes tularemia in humans, transmitted to them from wild animals by bloodsucking insects or by contact with infected animals such as rabbits and ticks; it can penetrate unbroken skin to cause infection. It is the type species of the genus Francisella.ranÂ·ciÂ·selÂ·la tuÂ·laÂ·renÂ·sis. A bacterial species that causes tularemia in humans, transmitted to them from wild animals by bloodsucking insects or by contact with infected animals such as rabbits and ticks; it can penetrate unbroken skin to cause infection. It is the type species of the genus Francisella.