Gurgaon: In the midst of a fight against global pandemics, the Gurgaon Health Department also began planning a screening of zoonotic bacteria in the city.
Brucellosis, bacterial infections that spread from animals to humans, are most common among them.
According to the doctor, people are mainly infected with eating raw milk products or not pasteurized.
However, bacteria that cause brucellosis can also spread through air or direct contact with infected animals.
“When this disease is transmitted to humans from animals such as livestock, health staff will make screening in areas where people live close to livestock.
Brucellosis is the most common zoonosis.
Infected by consuming raw milk products, inhaling contaminated air And touching the blood fluid and the body of an infected animal.
People who have weakened the immune system must avoid handling animals that are known to have this disease, “said Dr.
Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurgaon.
There is an equation between symptoms of covid and brucellosis infection, CMO said, adding that health experts need extra warnings.
Symptoms of this disease include fever, shivering, headaches, body pain, general weakness and fatigue.
In some cases, Brucellosis can also be fatal.
This disease can be treated by antibiotic administration.
The livestock department has drives vaccination a week for livestock in the city.
As many as 35,000 livestock in Gurgaon – In the Group of 4 to 8 Months – Inoculated by this program because Haryana aims to eradicate Brucellosis in 2030.
“Humans can be infected by exposure to non-pasteurized milk and infected products, canceled fetuses and dumps of animal genitals Infected, “said Deputy Director, Dr.
Punak Gahlawat, Department of Animal Husbandry.