Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the bacterial genus Brucella. The bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans by ingestion ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjEzNDMwLW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>InfectiousDiseasesBrucellosisUpdated:Aug24,2018Author:WafaAl-Nassir,MBBS;ChiefEditor:MichaelStuartBronze,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsBrucellosisSectionsBrucellosisOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupApproachConsiderationsLaboratoryStudiesRadiographyOtherImagingStudiesBiopsyHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentApproachConsiderationsInitialSupportiveCarePharmacologicTherapySurgicalInterventionDietandActivityPreventionConsultationsLong-TermMonitoringShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAntibiotics,OtherCorticosteroidsShowAllQuestions&AnswersMediaGalleryTablesReferencesOverviewBackgroundBrucellosisisazoonoticinfectioncausedbythebacterialgenusBrucella.Thebacteriaaretransmittedfromanimalstohumansbyingestionthroughinfectedfoodproducts,directcontactwithaninfectedanimal,orinhalationofaerosols.Thediseaseisanoldonethathasbeenknownbyvariousnames,includingMediterraneanfever,Maltafever,gastricremittentfever,andundulantfever.Humansareaccidentalhosts,butbrucellosiscontinuestobeamajorpublichealthconcernworldwideandisthemostcommonzoonoticinfection.[1]Brucellaorganisms,whicharesmallaerobicintracel