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brucellosis, antibodies, rock fever, cyprus fever, undulant fever, gibraltar fever, malta fever, brucellosis, contact, animals carrying the brucella bacteria, brucella bacteria infect cattle, goats, camels, dogs, pigs, transmission, the disease to humans occurs by contact, infected meat, placenta of infected animals, ingestion of unpasteurized milk, cheese, illness chronic, persist, brucellosis is rare, except, in the western states, in visitors, immigrants from countries where it is prevalent, spain, mexico, south america, middle east, 100 to 200 cases occur, in the united states each year, people working in occupations requiring frequent contact, animals, meat, slaughterhouse workers, farmers, veterinarians, at high risk, acute brucellosis, mild flu-like symptoms, fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches, myalgia, joint aches, arthralgia, malaise, classically, fever spikes occur every afternoon to levels around 104 degrees farenheit, "undulant" fever derives its name from this undulating, up-and-down fever, fever, chills, sweating, excessive, weakness, weight loss, fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, enlarged liver, back pain, loss of appetite, joint pain, additional symptoms that associated, muscle pain, glands, swollen, blood culture, urine culture, clean catch, csf culture, bone marrow culture, serology detecting brucellosis antigen, tests, quantitative immunoglobulins, nephelometry, immunoelectrophoresis, serum, febrile/cold agglutinins, a combination antibiotic therapy, doxycycline, rifampin, an aminoglycoside, recommended to treat, prevent relapse of infection, longer courses of therapy required, complications, doxycycline, children, after all the permanent teeth have come in, it, permanently discolor the teeth, still forming, relapse, persist, reactivation, occur after a long period of time, similar to tuberculosis, bone, joint lesions, infective endocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, symptoms of brucellosis develop, symptoms worsen, not improve, new symptoms develop, pasteurization of milk, eating only pasteurized cheeses, the most important preventative measures, people who handle meat should wear protective glasses, clothing, protect skin breaks from infection, detecting infected animals controls the infection at its source, vaccination is available, cattle, not humans.