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Overview of Brucellosis 
Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that is transmitted to humans from infected cows, pigs, sheep or goats. It is extremely rare and not contagious from person to person. Organs infected are the blood-producing organs, including bone marrow, lymph glands, liver and spleen. It is seen more commonly in men between ages 20 and 60. The disease has an acute and a chronic form with an incubation period from 5 to 60 days to as long as several months.
Causes of Brucellosis
Brucella bacteria infects humans through unpasteurized milk or milk products (butter, cheese) or meat products.
Signs and Symptoms of Brucellosis
Acute infections with Brucellosis produce sudden chills, intermittent fever, sweating, marked fatigue, tenderness along the spine, headache, and enlarged lymph glands. Chronic symptoms include: gradual fatigue, muscle pain, backache, constipation, weight loss, depression, sexual impotence, and abscesses in the ovaries, kidney and brain (rare).
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