BRUCELLOSIS

Course overview

BRUCELLOSIS IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE CAUSED BY BRUCELLA SPECIES. IT IS KNOWN BY MANY OTHER NAMES, INCLUDING REMITTING FEVER, UNDULANT FEVER, MEDITERRANEAN FEVER, MALTESE FEVER, GIBRALTAR FEVER, CRIMEAN FEVER, GOAT FEVER, AND BANG DISEASE. THE DISEASE WAS DESCRIBED BY GEORGE CLEGHORN, A BRITISH ARMY SURGEON STATIONED ON MINORCA, IN HIS 1751 WORK OBSERVATIONS ON THE EPIDEMICAL DISEASES IN MINORCA FROM THE YEAR 1744 TO 1749. BRUCELLOSIS AGAIN CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE ISLAND OF MALTA FOLLOWING THE CRIMEAN WAR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BRUCELLOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.