PPT-BRUCELLOSIS Dr. Reshma Reghu

Assistant Professor Dept of Community medicine INTRODUCTION Occasionally transmitted to man by direct or indirect contact with infected animals Caused by different species of the brucella. MBBS., MRCP. ASST.PROFESSOR. Internal Medicine. DEFINITION. . Brucellosis is a zoonosis, i.e., a disease which spreads from animals to humans.. It is a major public health problem in many countries, specially KSA. . YNP Bison. * About 50% test for exposure to brucellosis.. * Can cause bison & cattle to abort their first calf.. * Because YNP Bison migrate onto lands used by ranchers to graze cattle, MT has, at times, lost its Brucellosis free status, a real concern.. Brucellosis is:. An infectious disease that occurs from contact with other animals carrying the . Brucella. . bacteria. Can spread to humans.. Bacteria is spread by eating/drinking unpasteurized milk or cheese. People that come in contact with animals or meat are most at risk such as slaughterhouse workers, vets, and farmers.. Brucella. isolated from dairy cattle herd immunized with . Brucella abortus . RB51 vaccine in Egypt. .. Dr. Gamal wareth. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. ,. Federal Research . Institute for Animal Health. Prof. (. Dr.. ) R.K. . Tanwar. Director Clinic (Ex.). College Of Veterinary & Animal Science,. Rajasthan University Of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner - 334001, Rajasthan, India. Bovine brucellosis, caused by the bacterium . Pessah-Eljay. Zoonosis Disease. . Epidemiology Division. Zoonosis Unit. Feb, 2015. S.Pessah-Eljay. . MD., MPH., MS. Brucellosis. Brucellosis: . Agent and transmission. Agent: . Brucella. sp.. Transmission. zoonotic. infection caused by the bacterial genus . Brucella. ..  The bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans by ingestion through infected food products, direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols. The disease is an old one that has been known by various names, including Mediterranean fever, Malta fever, gastric remittent fever, and undulant fever. Humans are accidental hosts, but brucellosis continues to be a major public health concern worldwide and is the most common . Assistant Professor. Department of Veterinary Medicine. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna. (Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. ). Brucellosis . (Contagious abortion, Bang disease). . The genus . Assistant Professor. Dept. of Community medicine. INTRODUCTION. Plague is primarily and basically a . zoonoses. , caused . by . Yersinia . pestis. . . It . exists in natural . foci, and . is transmitted by infected flea bites to humans . Assistant Professor. AIDS. , the . a. cquired . i. mmuno. -. d. eficiency . s. yndrome (sometimes . called "slim disease") . It is . a fatal illness caused by . a retrovirus . known as the . h. uman . DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. HOST OF INFECTION. AGENT FACTORS. Echinococcus. species are small tapeworms, rarely . more than . 7 mm in length. The . scolex. bears four suckers, . and there . are two rows of hooks, one small and one large on . Section: 4.0 Diseases and ConditionsRevised 10/2013 Subsection: Brucellosis Page 1 of 11 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Communicable Disease Investigation Referen LIMU 2-5-2019 . Dr. Ahmed Elhaddad. Brucellosis . The genus Brucella causes the zoonotic infection named brucellosis (also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, and Mediterranean fever) .. Identify the brucellosis and the causative micro-organism. Clarify the routs of transmission and pathogenesis. Discuss the presentation of brucellosis and mention the differential diagnosis of this febrile illness. .