Brucellosis is in infectious disease caused by bacteria in the genus Brucella. Brucella are aerobic, gram-negative coccobacilli. Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection ( ...FactsFactsyoushouldknowaboutbrucellosisWhatisbrucellosis?HistoryWhatisthehistoryofbrucellosis?CausesWhatarecausesofbrucellosis?RiskFactorsWhatareriskfactorsforbrucellosis?IsItContagious?Isbrucellosiscontagious?Howlongisbrucellosiscontagious?IncubationPeriodWhatistheincubationperiodforbrucellosis?TransmissionHowdoesbrucellosisspreadtohumans?Symptoms&SignsWhataresymptomsandsignsofbrucellosis?SpecialistsWhatspecialiststreatbrucellosis?DiagnosisHowdophysiciansdiagnosebrucellosis?TreatmentWhatarebrucellosistreatments?RemediesAretherehomeremediesforbrucellosis?PrognosisWhatistheprognosisofbrucellosis?VaccineIsitpossibletopreventbrucellosis?Isthereabrucellosisvaccine?CenterBrucellosisCenterCommentsPatientComments:Brucellosis-SymptomsFactsyoushouldknowaboutbrucellosisBrucellosisisaninfectiousdiseasecausedbybacteriatermedBrucella;thediseaseisfoundmainlyinanimals(zoonoticinfection),buthumanscanbeinfectedwiththesebacteria.Brucellosishasbeendescribedaslongas2,000yearsago,andtheorganismsfinallywereidentifiedin1887;thediseaseisworldwideandusuallyconfinedtoanimals.Becausethebacteriacanbeaerosolized,ithasbeendesignatedasapotentialbiologicweapon.BrucellosisiscausedbyBrucellastrainsthatcaninfecthumansthroughcutsintheskin,throughmucousmembranes,byinhalationandbyeatingcontaminatedmeatorotheranimal-derivedfoods;thebacteriacansurviveinsidehumancellsandspreadtomanydifferentorgans.Riskfactorsincludedrinkingunpasteurizedmilk,eatingunpasteurizedcheese,andcloseassociationwithanimals(farmers,veterinarians)andwithhuntersandmeatprocessors.Brucellosisisspreadtohumansbymilk,meat,orcheesethatisobtainedfrominfectedanimals;humanperson-to-personspreadisveryrare.Earlysymptomsofbrucellosisincludefever,fatigue,sweating,paininthemusclesandjoints,painintheback,and/orlossofappetite;overtime,feversmaybecomerecurrent,organdamagemayoccur(organ