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Undulant fever and
Malta fever
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- This is an infection that is
transmitted to humans from cattle, hogs, and goats. It
occurs as a result of human contact with infected meat,
animal placentas, or unpasteurized milk or cheeses.
Brucellosis tends to be found in areas where there is a high
concentration of farm animals, and may present itself as an
acute illness (fever, chills, etc.) or as a chronic illness
(months or years of weight loss, low-grade fevers, and
fatigue).
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- Fever
- Chills
- Sweats
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Fatigue on
exertion
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- Unpasteurized milk
- Unpasteurized
cheese
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- Enlarged lymph glands
- Enlarged spleen
- Occasionally enlarged liver
- Blood cultures
- Urine cultures
- Cerebrospinal fluid cultures
- Bone marrow cultures
- Serologic titer testing (antibody
testing)
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- Slaughterhouse workers
- Farmers
- Veterinarians
- Travelers to third world countries
(Mexico, North and East Africa, India, South America,
Central America, Central Asia, Middle East)
- Iron deficiency
- Infected meats
- Infected vaccines
- Person-to-person transmission is
very rare
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- Combinations of two or three antibiotics:
- Doxycycline
- Rifampin
- Streptomycin
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
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- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Back pain
- Appetite loss
- Constipation
- Joint aches
- Epididymitis
(infection in tubes above testicles)
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