Mataracy
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This type of disease is what we call Brucellosis which usually cause Undulant Fever.
This particular disease comes from drinking fresh milk from infected cows or goats. It may also enter the body through scrapes or wounds in the skin of persons who work with sick cattle, goats, or pigs, or by breathing it in to the lungs.
Signs:
- Brucellosis may start with fever and chills, but it often begins very gradually, with increasing tiredness. Weakness, loss of appetite, headache, stomach - ache, and sometimes joint pains.
- The fevers may be mild or severe. Typically, these begin with afternoon chills and end with sweating in the early morning. In chronic Brucellosis, the fevers may stop for several days and then return. Without treatment, Brucellosis may last for years.
- There may be swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin.
Treatment:
- If you suspect Brucellosis, get medical advice, because it is easy to confuse thus disease with others, and the treatment is long and expensive.
- Treat with tetracycline, adults: two 250 mg. Capsules 4 times a day for 3 weeks. For precautions, use co- trimoxazole.
Prevention:
- Drink only Cow's or goat's milk that has been boiled or pasteurized. In areas where Brucellosis is a problem, it is safer not to eat cheese made from unboiled milk.
- Be careful when handling cattle, goats, and pigs, especially if you have any cuts or scrapes.
- Cooperate with livestock inspectors who check to be sure your animals are healthy.
This particular disease comes from drinking fresh milk from infected cows or goats. It may also enter the body through scrapes or wounds in the skin of persons who work with sick cattle, goats, or pigs, or by breathing it in to the lungs.
Signs:
- Brucellosis may start with fever and chills, but it often begins very gradually, with increasing tiredness. Weakness, loss of appetite, headache, stomach - ache, and sometimes joint pains.
- The fevers may be mild or severe. Typically, these begin with afternoon chills and end with sweating in the early morning. In chronic Brucellosis, the fevers may stop for several days and then return. Without treatment, Brucellosis may last for years.
- There may be swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin.
Treatment:
- If you suspect Brucellosis, get medical advice, because it is easy to confuse thus disease with others, and the treatment is long and expensive.
- Treat with tetracycline, adults: two 250 mg. Capsules 4 times a day for 3 weeks. For precautions, use co- trimoxazole.
Prevention:
- Drink only Cow's or goat's milk that has been boiled or pasteurized. In areas where Brucellosis is a problem, it is safer not to eat cheese made from unboiled milk.
- Be careful when handling cattle, goats, and pigs, especially if you have any cuts or scrapes.
- Cooperate with livestock inspectors who check to be sure your animals are healthy.
