Re: Any experience with tularemia?--little long

Thanks, Kathy. Just finally got an update. It's cellulitis that's gone into
his bloodstream. So I'm off to do some research.

Dani

"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dani, I know nothing about tularemia, but I sure hope your dad gets better
> soon.
>
> --
> Kathy
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> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> My dad was taken to the ER last night and found out this morning he's in
>> ICU, I assume, right now with no other information, because of fever not
>> coming down. Anyway, first doc said it was staph infection from a bad
>> wound he has on his right shin that he doesn't even know how he got, but
>> it was pus filled and nasty and he wouldn't go have it debrided, instead
>> letting my little sis (who thinks she's a doctor and plays one at home)
>> debride it on Wednesday while sitting at the dining room table.
>>
>> Anyway, he really has all the symptoms of bubonic plague, which I am of
>> course 99 percent sure it's not. And docs have now said definitely not
>> staph or strep but some type of muscular infection. I'm still reserving
>> judgment on the staph since it's so easy and common.
>>
>> Well, he's been squirrel hunting every day for the past two weeks and mom
>> sent me some info on tularemia last night and it does mirror the plague
>> in symptoms.
>>
>> He has fever, swollen lymph glands at his groin, that terrible wound,
>> general feeling of sick, fatigue, and some short of breath I think I was
>> told.
>>
>> Anyway, anyone ever do any reports on this? I see they treat it fairly
>> easily, but how common is it (I see it's rare according to papers, but),
>> can it be life threatening (any more than any other untreated infection),
>> etc.
>>
>> I'm going down to the hospital as soon as Dionna gets home so she can go
>> too, but if I know my family that's down there, no one will bother
>> calling me, so I thought I would go armed with anything I could find out
>> about tularemia in case that's what it is.
>>
>> Dani
>>
>>
>
>


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