Brucellosis is transmitted in so many ways

Brucellosis is a common disease in pastoral areas. It has the characteristics of a wide range of incidence, great harm to the body, and high difficulty in cure. Therefore, it has always attracted people's attention. Only by understanding and remembering the transmission routes of brucellosis can we better prevent it. So what are the transmission routes of brucellosis? In fact, the digestive tract, respiratory tract, reproductive system mucosa, etc. are all transmission routes of brucellosis.

Transmission route: Brucella can be transmitted through multiple routes such as the digestive tract, respiratory tract, reproductive system mucosa and damaged or even undamaged skin. Infection can be caused by contact with or ingestion of secretions, body fluids, corpses, contaminated meat and milk of infected animals; tick bites can also spread the disease. If cattle and sheep are grazed together, cross-infection of bovine and ovine Brucella bacteria may occur. Brucella bacteria from animals can be transmitted to humans, but human-to-human transmission is rare. The main symptoms include miscarriage, orchitis, epididymitis, mastitis, metritis, arthritis, hind limb paralysis or lameness, etc. Abortion in cattle often occurs in the third to fourth month of pregnancy. Before miscarriage, the patient's body temperature rises, appetite decreases, and some patients are bedridden. Mucus or bloody secretions flow from the vagina. Sheep: Ewes develop reproductive tract lesions and their fertility decreases; rams develop orchitis and sheep may also develop epididymitis. Most pigs have latent symptoms, but a few show typical symptoms, such as infertility, paralysis and lameness of the hind limbs, short-term fever or no fever, and rarely death. Most dogs lack obvious clinical symptoms and are mostly latently infected, especially young dogs and non-pregnant dogs.

People who have close contact with livestock and their products should take personal protection measures. When handling suspected sick animals, you need to wear a mask, glasses and gloves, and wear protective clothing. People with skin wounds should temporarily avoid contact with livestock to prevent infection of the disease through the skin, mucous membranes and respiratory tract.