Brucellosis can be transmitted by all EXCEPT
i.e. Person to person transmission * Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease (diseases that are transmitted from animals to man, under natural conditions)* It is caused by gram negative bacteria.* Its major reservoirs are infected cattle, sheep, goats, swine, buffaloes, horses and dogs.* The disease is transmitted from infected animals to man through 3 routes.a) Contact infection (most common route)- infection occurs by direct contact with infected tissues, blood, urine, vaginal discharge, aborted fetuses and placenta.- infection occurs through abraded skin, mucosa or conjunctiva.b) Food-borne infection- infection occurs by ingestion of raw milk or dairy products (cheese) from infected animals,- by ingestion of raw vegetables infected directly or indirectly from animals,- by ingestion of contaminated water.c) Air-borne infection- infection occurs by inhalation of infected dust or aerosols."There is no evidence of transmission from man to man."
Contect with infected placenta
Ingestion of raw vegetables from infected farms
Person to person transmission
Inhalation of infected dust or aerosol
Communicable Diseases