Brucellosis is a disease caused by Brucella bacteria. You can get brucellosis by drinking unpasteurized milk from infected animals, usually cows. The symptoms include fever that is usually accompanied by profuse sweating, headache, weakness, body and joint aches, chills, depression, and weight loss. The symptoms usually begin 1 to 2 months after exposure to the bacteria but the onset ranges from 5 to 60 days.
Early treatment is important in brucellosis cases.
A doctor can prescribe the appropriate medications to treat the infection. Avoid contact with tissues, blood, urine, and aborted fetuses, from infected animals.