Medical MCQ-A farmer who is working in poultry developed acute onset of fever with chills. On physical examination, there is hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. Blood culture shows Brucella abous. He must have got the infection through all the following ways, EXCEPT:

A farmer who is working in poultry developed acute onset of fever with chills. On physical examination, there is hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. Blood culture shows Brucella abous. He must have got the infection through all the following ways, EXCEPT:

Infected meat

Ingestion of raw milk

Man to man

Contact with aboed fetuses

Question Category:

Social & Preventive Medicine

Correct Answer:

Man to man

Description:

The infection is transmitted from animals to humans. Brucella abous (cattle), B suis(hogs), and B melitensis (goats) are the main agents. Transmission to humans occurs by contact with infected meat (slaughterhouse workers), placentae of infected animals (farmers, veterinarians), or ingestion of infected unpasteurized milk or cheese. Ref: Schwaz B.S. (2014). Chapter 33. Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections. InPapadakis M.A., McPhee S.J., Rabow M.W. (Eds), CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2014.

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