What is brucellosis?
Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that spreads from animals to people.
Most commonly, people are infected by eating raw or unpasteurized dairy products. Sometimes, the bacteria that cause brucellosis can spread through the air or through direct contact with infected animals.
The infection can usually be treated with antibiotics. However, treatment takes several weeks to months, and the infection can recur.
Signs and symptoms are similar to those of the flu and include:
- Fever
- Chills
- Loss of appetite
- Sweats
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Joint, muscle and back pain
- Headache
Brucellosis affects many wild and domestic animals, including: Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs, especially those used in hunting, deer, camels and etc.
Typically, brucellosis is not transmitted from person to person, although there have been a few cases where the infection has spread from a pregnant woman to a newborn during childbirth or breastfeeding - such clinical cases are very rare.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brucellosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351738
