{"id":14988,"date":"2023-09-20T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14988"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:45:13","slug":"brucella-canis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brucella-canis\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Brucella canis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Brucella canis:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an\u00a0<strong>infectious disease caused by the bacteria Brucella canis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>highly contagious between dogs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can\u00a0<strong>cause infertility, mobility issues, and discomfort in affected dogs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Different species of Brucella<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>infect sheep, goats, cattle<\/strong>, deer, elk, pigs,\u00a0<strong>and other animals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dogs typically contract Brucella canis<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>through contact with infected body fluids<\/strong>, such as urine, vaginal discharge, or reproductive fluids,\u00a0<strong>from other infected dogs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It can be\u00a0<strong>transmitted to humans through contact with infected bodily fluids<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>: It can manifest in various ways and may include symptoms such as\u00a0<strong>lethargy, fever, swollen lymph nodes, reproductive problems\u00a0<\/strong>(such as infertility and spontaneous abortion in females),\u00a0<strong>joint pain, and testicular swelling<\/strong> in males.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In dogs, the disease is untreatable<\/strong>, and government guidelines\u00a0<strong>advocate for euthanasia\u00a0<\/strong>as the recommended course of action.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infected dogs are typically isolated<\/strong> to prevent further spread of the disease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antibiotics may be prescribed to manage symptoms<\/strong> and reduce the bacterial load.<\/li>\n<li><strong>However, for humans, effective treatment is available through an extended regimen of antibiotics.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are lymph nodes?<\/h3>\n<p>Lymph nodes, also known as lymph glands, are small, bean-shaped structures found throughout the lymphatic system, a critical part of the body&#8217;s immune system. Lymph nodes play a vital role in filtering and monitoring the lymphatic fluid, which is a colorless fluid containing white blood cells (lymphocytes), proteins, and cellular waste products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/brucella-canis-incurable-dog-disease-spreads-to-humans-in-uk-4403889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Brucella Canis, Incurable Dog Disease, Spreads To Humans In UK<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brucella canis  is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Brucella canis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}