Brucellosis

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**Brucellosis - Tessa** **What is Brucellosis?** Brucellosis is a disease caused by brucella bacteria which cause infection through the ingestion of infected milk into the human body. This sickness is highly contagious and exists in animals such as sheep, goats, and cows. Brucellosis is a [|zoonoses] bacteria which means that it is a disease acquired through animals. When a person ingests the milk from an affected animal, they become infected and their sickness can last anywhere from a week to a few years. Symptoms of Brucellosis include profuse sweating smelling of rotten hay, fever, weakness,[| anemia], headaches, depression, and body pain. Brucella Bacteria Brucellosis is a disease cause by zoonosis bacteria which means that it is a disease acquired from animals. Brucella bacteria is a non-motile, non spore forming, rod shaped bacteria that is naturally present in animals and can infect humans through ingestion of animals or animal products. Brucella can also be spread through human contact or through the air, but it is not as common. Symptoms
 * Fever
 * Sweating
 * Headaches and Body pain
 * Depression
 * Anemia
 * Physical weakness

Treatment Brucellosis can be treated with antibiotics such as tetracyclines, rifampicin, and gentamicin, however multiple drugs must be used over a few weeks for treatment to be effective because the bacteria incubate within human cells and they cannot be killed easily. Prevention Bruucellosis can be prevented simply by not ingesting unpasteurized milk, yogurt, cheese or icecream. Also, when handling [|viscera] of animals, use gloves. Brucellosis is not a prevalent disease in established countries; however it is still considered an epidemic in third world countries. Sources http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/brucellosis/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/brusellosis http://www.hpa.org.uk/topics/infectiousdiseases/infectionAZ/brucellosis/ http://www.sfcdcp.com/brucellosis.html