Schlesinger, John (Richard) (sh) and rabbit fever (medicine)

Schlesinger, John (Richard) (sh)

born Feb. 16, 1926, London, Eng.
died July 25, 2003, Palm Springs, Calif., U.S.

British Film and theatre director.

He worked as an actor before becoming a documentary director for BBC Television, where he won praise for his Terminus (1960). His feature films A Kind of Loving (1962) and Billy Liar (1963) were caustic depictions of English urban life. The successful Darling (1965) mocked the shallowness of the jet set, and he followed it with Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). His first American Film, Midnight Cowboy (1969), won him an Academy Award. His later films include Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Marathon Man (1976), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), and The Next Best Thing (2000).

rabbit fever (medicine)

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tularaemia
<infectious disease, microbiology> A rare infection of rabbits and rodents caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis.

Francisella tularensis is found in many animals (rabbits, rodents) and may be transmitted by direct contact or via insect bite (ticks and deer-fly). Humans can also contract the illness via the direct contact with the infected animal carcass (break in the skin).

The illness is characterised by an ulcerative lesion at the site of the inoculation with Regional lymph node swelling, pneumonia, fever, chills, headache, muscle pains and joint stiffness.

Risk factors include an exposure to rabbits or recent tick bite. A vaccine is available for high risk workers. Treatment is with streptomycin or tetracycline. Tularaemia is fatal in 5% of untreated cases and in less than 1% of treated cases.

Incidence: less than 200 cases per year (USA).

Origin: Gr. Haima = blood

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