Difference between revisions of "Human Brucellosis"
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| − | Cases of Brucellosis occur worldwide. | + | Brucellosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease of bacterial origin. Cases of Brucellosis occur worldwide. Four species of ''Brucella'' are pathogenic in humans: ''B. abortus'' (cattle), ''B. suis'' (pigs), ''B. melitensis'' (goats and sheep) and ''B. canis'' (dogs). |
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Description
Brucellosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease of bacterial origin. Cases of Brucellosis occur worldwide. Four species of Brucella are pathogenic in humans: B. abortus (cattle), B. suis (pigs), B. melitensis (goats and sheep) and B. canis (dogs).
Cases of
Human brucellosis
- Human brucellosis:
- Susceptible to B. abortus, B. suis, B. melitensis and B. canis
- Transmission via contact with secretions from infected animals
- Routes of infection: skin abrasions, inhalation, ingestion
- Unpasteurised milk source of infection
- Undulant fever - fluctuating pyrexia, malaise, fatigue, muscle and joint pains, osteomyelitis
- Can become chronic
- B melitensis and B. suis cause most severe infections
- Antimicrobials