Abstract
Since, advent of 20th Century, Brucellosis has been making smoldering impact on health care system in developed as well as developing countries.The places dependent on livestock, intertied rural customs, social taboos and sub-optional immunization schedule make transmission of brucellosis rapid. Brucellosis mainly a zoonotic disease makes transmission from animal kingdom to humans through breach of good preventive guidelines. It presents mainly as Undulant fever, which characterizes itself as remitting and relapsing pattern. Its other name of Malta fever derive from its location in Portugal, Israel and Jordan. JMS 2015;18(2):122
Highlights
Brucellosis mainly a zoonotic disease makes transmission from animal kingdom to humans through breach of good preventive guidelines
Its other name of Malta fever derive from its location in Portugal, Israel and Jordan
As the organism, which is a cocci bacilli gains entry into blood and melitococemia is produced incapacitating an individual to the level of prostration
Summary
Brucellosis mainly a zoonotic disease makes transmission from animal kingdom to humans through breach of good preventive guidelines. It presents mainly as Undulant fever, which characterizes itself as remitting and relapsing pattern. As the organism, which is a cocci bacilli gains entry into blood and melitococemia is produced incapacitating an individual to the level of prostration. It is confirmed by culturing the blood in tryptose medium or albini medium. As disease progresses and not treated it localizes in various organs to limit their physiology.
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