Tularemia — United States
A person in Laramie County [Wyoming] has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal bacterial disease called tularemia. Officials at the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department are urging people to take precautions to avoid contracting the disease.
The disease causes symptoms that range from sore throat to diarrhea, and swollen and painful lymph glands. If the bacteria are inhaled, people can suffer chills, headaches, joint pain and pneumonia.
An unusually high number of cases have
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