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Brucellosis
Why is it in News?
- More than 3,000 people have been infected with the Brucellosis disease and no fatalities have been reported so far.
Brucellosis:
- It mainly infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs.
- Humans can get infected if they come in direct contact with infected animals or by eating or drinking contaminated animal products or by inhaling airborne agents.
- Symptoms of the disease include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, headache and muscle pain.
- Some long term symptoms include recurrent fevers, arthritis, swelling of the testicles and scrotum area, swelling of the heart, neurologic symptoms, chronic fatigue, depression and swelling of the liver or spleen.