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Anthrax vs Brucellosis - What's the difference?

anthrax | brucellosis |

In pathology terms the difference between anthrax and brucellosis

is that anthrax is an acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal while brucellosis is infection by the bacterium, Brucella, which is carried by ruminants. Symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression and generalized aches and pains.

anthrax

Noun

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  • (pathology) An acute infectious bacterial disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle. It can occur in humans through contact with infected animals, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans. Symptoms include lesions on the skin or in the lungs, and it is often fatal.
  • Synonyms

    * splenic fever

    brucellosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia brucellosis) (brucelloses)
  • (pathology) infection by the bacterium, Brucella , which is carried by ruminants. Symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression and generalized aches and pains.
  • Synonyms

    * undulant fever