BRUCELLOSIS
Disease information
BRUCELLOSIS
Brucellosis
.
A
bacterial
infection
transmitted
to humans through cows, pigs, sheep or goats infected. It is not contagious between people.
Subsequent blood - producing organs, including bone marrow, lymph glands,
liver
and spleen.
Although affects both sexes at any age, more often in men between 20 and 60 years of age.
Forecast.
In general, is cured with treatment at 3 to 4 weeks.
Complications.
Infections
:
heart,
bones,
brain or.
liver
(very rare)
Chronic
disease
and disability after an inadequate treatment.
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Diagnosis.
Clinical history and recognition by your
doctor
.
Analysis of blood.
X - rays of column.
All members of the
family
might have contacted the
disease
by eating infected with the same milk products must undergo medical checkups and diagnostic tests.
General Measures.
Are not necessary.
The
disease
is not contagious between people.
Medication.
The treatment is done through antibiotics for the
infection
, such as tetracycline, for at least 3 weeks.
It also can prescribe medication based on cortisone to reduce inflammation in severe cases.
Muscle
pain relievers.
Activity
.
Rest in bed until you submit fever and other symptoms.
Go back to your
normal
activities gradually.
Diet.
No special diet.
Increase the calories in the event of significant loss of
weight
.
Call your
doctor
if you:
Undulant fever symptoms (fever that rises and lowers throughout the week)
Reappear fever or other symptoms after treatment.
Prevention.
Do not drink unpasteurized milk.
Use gloves and aprons when working with animals.
Risk Factors.
Pernicious
anemia
or after
stomach
surgery.
These conditions result in the reduction of
stomach
acid, these acids reduce the chances of
infection
.
People who work with animals, such as farmers, butchers and veterinary (Occupational
disease
)
Causes.
Brucella
infection
by the
bacteria
that is
transmitted
to humans through unpasteurized milk, dairy products (
butter
,
cheese
) or meat products.
Signs and symptoms.
This
disease
is
a
chronic
and acute form.
In the acute form, appear suddenly, the following symptoms:
Chills,
Intermittent fever,
Transpiration,
Fatigue pronounced,
Sensitivity in the column,
Headache
and.
Swollen lymph glands.
In the
chronic
form, the following symptoms appear gradually:
Tiredness,
Muscle
pain,
Back pain,
Constipation,
Weight
loss.
Depression
,
Sexual impotence
,
Abscesses in the ovaries,
kidney
and brain (rare)
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