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* Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols |
* Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols |
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= Microbiology = |
== Microbiology == |
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* Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis |
* Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis |
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= Clinical Presentation = |
== Clinical Presentation == |
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* Exposure to unpasteurized milk products or animals |
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* Orchitis and epididymitis |
* Orchitis and epididymitis |
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* Foul-smelling sweat |
* Foul-smelling sweat |
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Revision as of 10:41, 16 August 2019
- Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever
- Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols
Microbiology
- Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis
Clinical Presentation
- Exposure to unpasteurized milk products or animals
- Undulating fever
- Headache, arthralgia, night sweats, fatigue, anorexia
- Arthritis, spondylitis, osteomyelitis
- Orchitis and epididymitis
- Foul-smelling sweat
