TULAREMIA

[tu.la.re.mia] n [NL, fr. Tulare County, Calif.] (1921): an infectious disease esp. of wild rabbits, rodents, humans, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis), is transmitted esp. by the bites of insects, and in humans is marked by symptoms (as fever) of toxemia -- tu.la.re.mic adj