This disease is caused by a bacteria called brucella.
Brucella microbe causes low, infertility and breast diseases in human, cattle,
sheep, goats and pigs. The microbe infects the environment with the feces of
sick animals, milk and waste baby membranes, causing disease in humans. The
incubation period is 6-20 days.
Symptoms:
Brucella bacteria settle in the liver, lymph nodes, glands,
spleen and nerves. But it has rarely taken several months. It has symptoms
similar to other febrile illnesses. But especially muscle pain and sweating are
much more intense. Sometimes it causes fever that comes in the form of tremors,
not too high. There is weakness, loss of appetite and, consequently, weight
loss. The duration of the disease varies from a few weeks to several months.
The pathological changes (sequelae) seen after the disease vary greatly, and
conditions such as granulomatous, hepatitis, arthritis, spondylitis, anemia,
leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, meningitis, uveitis, optic neuritis and
endocarditis can be seen.
Diagnosis:
When the disease is in a febrile period, bacteria can be
produced by direct cultivation from the blood. But if the infection has become
chronic, serological methods are used. For this purpose, 98% reliability can be
diagnosed with the Rose Bengal Test (RBPT). If quantitative serological values
are desired for diagnosis, that is, if you want to determine the degree of
infection at the titer level, the Serum Agglutination Test (SAT), Complement
Fixation Test (KFT) or Coomb's test can be used.
Treatment:
Various antibiotics are used in treatment. Multiple
antibiotics should be used in combination for several weeks.
Effects on
the fetus:
Brucella can cause premature birth due to low or high fever
during pregnancy. Apart from this, it has not been shown that the baby has an
anomaly or disability. It is treated with appropriate antibiotics that will not
harm the fetus during pregnancy.
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