Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of Tularemia Disease

Abstract

Francisella tularensis ranks among the most significant biological agents exploitable for bioterrorism and biological warfare. The reasons why F. tularensis is considered to be a militarily exploitable organism with high relevance for human as well as veterinary medicine are high virulence, quick spreading through vectors and stability in the aerosol combined with good pulmonary transmission. The aim of the text is to summarise in a transparent way current knowledge of tularemia and outline the destiny of the generator of the disease in the organism. Attention is paid to immunological aspects of the disease, ways of treatment and diagnostic processes.