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brucella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, named after David Bruce. They are small non incubated, non motile facultatively intracellular cocobacilli

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Domain- Bacteria
Phylum- Proteobacteria
Class- Alphaproteobacteria
Genus- Brucella

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Brucella has acquired many different names. Some of them incude:  Bruceollosis, Malta Fever/Bang's disease, undulant fever/ enzootic abortion, and Rock feverof Gibraltar/slinking of calves

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Human Brucella is usually not transmitted by human to human ,but by human to infected animal (sheep,cattle, or migs) or derived food products such as unpasteurized milk and cheese

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The symptoms for brucella can seem very similar to the symptoms of flu. Brucella symptoms may also disappear for weeks or months and then return. Also in some people, brucella becomes chronic with symptoms persisting for years. Symptoms include:
-Fever
-Chills
-Loss of appetite
-Sweats
-Weakness
-Fatigue
-Joint, muscle and back pain
-Headache

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Once a diagnosis is made, a doctor can be prescribe antibiotics. Depending on the timing of treatment and severity of illness, recovery may take a few weeks to several months. Death from brucellosis is rare, occurring in no more than 2% of all cases.

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Prevention for Human Brucella can be very simple and the prevention include:
-Avoid unpasteurized dairy foods
-Cook meat thoroughly
-Wear gloves
-Take safety precautions in high-risk workplaces
-Vaccinate domestic animals

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Human Brucella is not very common in the Unitied States, but it has an estimated 500,000 cases of brucellosis.

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Although Bucellosis is very rare in the United Sates, other parts of the world have much higer rates of this infection especially:
-Around the Mediterranean Sea
-Eastern Europe
- Latin America
-Asia
-Africa
-The Caribbean
-The Middle East

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Some career paths or hobbies that someone may take may have a higher chance of catching Human Brucella. Those include:
-Veterinarians
-Dairy farmers
-Slaughterhouse workers
-Hunters
-Microbiologists