A21: Tularaemia

A21.0: Ulceroglandular tularaemia

Rabbit fever is caused by certain bacteria. These bacteria occur in hares and rabbits, as well as in other animals. Rabbit fever can cause infection in various ways. For example, you can be infected by rabbit fever if you grasp infected animals.

Rabbit fever can be accompanied by a high temperature and headaches. You may also have sore limbs and feel very weak.

The rabbit fever has caused one or more inflamed pustules or open lesions to form in your skin. Your lymph nodes in the affected areas are also swollen or septic. The lymph nodes are small bean-shaped objects. They are found throughout the body. Lymph nodes filter the tissue fluid. They are part of the defense system.