97364d Bristol University, UK, BristolBiomedical Archive has three images of gross pathology of Bordetella bronchiseptica infection. William A. Clark. In humans brucellosis can cause a range of symptoms from mild flu-like illness to severe infection of the central nervous system or lining of the heart. It can also cause long- lasting or chronic symptoms that include recurrent fevers, joint pain, and depression. Although brucellosis can be found worldwide, it is more common in countries that do not have good standardized and effective public health and domestic animal health programs.
Doctors can prescribe effective antibiotics.
Usually, doxycycline and rifampin are used in combination for 6 weeks. The diarrhea is bloody due to the invasiveness of the organism. Campylobacter jejuni is the most common species. Gram stain shows curved rod shape very similar to Helicobacter pylori . DOC is erythromycin.