Brucellosis (Malta Fever) (Undulant Fever) Quiz

<p>Cattle, goats, sheep, camels, pigs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use protective devices (gloves, goggles, masks, gowns)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5-10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, there is no carrier state (no infection from man to man)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><em>Prolonged immunity</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Brucella species</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through direct contact with infected animal tissues &amp; secretions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2 to 4 weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rash</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less than 1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arthritis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Carriers' do not transmit the infection to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Avoiding consumption of undercooked meat, unpasteurized milk or dairy products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Direct contact with infected animal tissues &amp; secretions, ingestion of contaminated raw milk and meat, inhalation of infected dust.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through the bite of infected (rabid) animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1-3 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flu-like symptoms with fever, headache, and itching at the site of bite</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrophobia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through broken skin or mucous membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Administration of human rabies immunoglobulin and rabies vaccine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Saliva</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nearly always fatal</p> Signup and view all the answers