Diseases
brucellosis
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Overview
Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. People can get the disease when they are in contact with infected animals or animal products contaminated with the bacteria. Animals that are most commonly infected include sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, and dogs, among others.
Symptoms
- fever
- sweating
- chills
- loss of appetite
- weakness
Causes
- brucellosis affects many wild and domestic animals, including: cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and wild hogs, dogs especially those used in hunting deer, and bison
- eating raw dairy products.
- inhaling contaminated air.
Risk factors
- being in southern europe, including portugal, spain, turkey, italy, greece
- being a veterinarian, a dairy farmer, a rancher, and a slaughterhouse worker.
Diagnosis
- computerized tomography (ct) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (mri).
- x-ray.
- cerebrospinal fluid culture.
Medicines used
Frequently asked questions
What is brucellosis?
Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. People can get the disease when they are in contact with infected animals or animal products contaminated with the bacteria. Animals that are most commonly infected include sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, and dogs, among others.
What are the symptoms of brucellosis?
fever, sweating, chills, loss of appetite, weakness
What causes brucellosis?
brucellosis affects many wild and domestic animals, including: cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and wild hogs, dogs especially those used in hunting deer, and bison; eating raw dairy products.; inhaling contaminated air.
Which medicines are used for brucellosis?
streptomycin, tetracycline
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