Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 21 - Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases - Clinical Case Study: Nightmare on the Island - Question - Page 649: 2

Answer

A common name for the disease affecting Jacob is rabbit fever.

Work Step by Step

The disease is Tularemia and it has two common names: rabbit fever and tick fever. Rabbits and ticks are the most common hosts carrying the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
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