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Some vaccines used in livestock, most notably B. abortus strain 19, also cause disease in humans if accidentally injected. Brucellosis induces inconstant fevers, miscarriage, sweating, weakness, anemia, headaches, depression, and muscular and bodily pain. The other strains, B. suis and B. canis, cause infection in pigs and dogs, respectively.
Brucella canis is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Brucellaceae that causes brucellosis in dogs and other canids. It is a non-motile short-rod or coccus-shaped organism, and is oxidase, catalase, and urease positive. [1] B. canis causes infertility in both male and female dogs. It can also cause inflammation in the eyes.
Sir David Bruce isolated B. melitensis from British soldiers who died from Malta fever in Malta.After exposure to Brucella, humans generally have a two- to four-week latency period before exhibiting symptoms, which include acute undulating fever (>90% of all cases), headache, arthralgia (>50%), night sweats, fatigue, and anorexia. [7]
Brucella canis, a bacterial infection that causes pain, lameness and infertility in canines has now infected three people Three Britons catch rare dog disease that can cause meningitis in humans ...
Brucella canis, a bacterial infection that causes pain, lameness and infertility in canines has now infected three people. Brucella canis, a bacterial infection that causes pain, lameness and ...
A few of the symptoms of brucellosis include: fever, chills, headache, backache, and weight loss. As with any disease, there can be serious complications; endocarditis and liver abscess are a couple of complications for brucellosis. [7] Although rare, B. abortus (and other Brucella spp.) can be transmitted between humans, usually via sexual ...
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
Brucella [31] Brucella abortus; Brucella canis; Brucella melitensis; Brucella suis; Negative Coccobacilli: Aerobic Intracellular Campylobacter [31] Campylobacter jejuni; Negative Spiral rods [34] coccoid in older cultures [34] Microaerophilic [34] Extracellular Chlamydia and Chlamydophila [31] Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chlamydia trachomatis ...