What is tularemia?
Tularemia is an infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans, through tick bites, or through ingestion or inhalation. Symptoms vary depending on source of infection. Treatment is typically an antibiotic such as gentamycin or doxycycline.
How do members experience tularemia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tularemia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for tularemia*
Who has tularemia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 2 | |
30s | 0 | |
40s | 0 | |
50s | 1 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 1 | |
Female | 3 |