WEAR THOSE GLOVES
just wanted to let y'all know that an aquaintance is in the hospital because of Brucellosis, he was in a coma like state and no one knew why, now they do....so please wear those gloves when handling them hogs.....
i was doing some research on the disease.....i had no clue all of the nasty's they carry.Wild hogs in Florida are known to have 45 different parasitic and infectious diseases. These include 37 parasites (12 protozoans, 17 nematodes, 1 acanthocephalan, 1 sucking louse, 4 ticks and 2 mites), 7 bacteria, and 1 virus. Eight of these parasitic and infectious diseases can infect man. These include brucellosis, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, balantidiasis, trichinosis, trichostrongylosis, and sarcoptic mange. In addition, all four species of ticks will feed on man if the opportunity is presented. These potential public health threats should be kept in mind when coming into contact with the wild hog.
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Brucellosis includes the 26 symptoms listed below: with in 5-30 days of contact....
Flu-like symptoms
Fever
Sweats
Headaches
Back pains
Physical weakness
Joint pain
Enlarged liver
Enlarged spleen
Relapsing cycles of fevers
Flu-like symptoms
Asymptomatic
Fever
Weakness
Headache
Muscle pain
Night sweats
Fatigue
Enlarge lymph nodes
Enlarged spleen
Enlarged liver
Osteomyositis localized infection
Spleen abscess localized infection
Inflammation of testes localized infection
Endocarditis localized infection
Lung infection localized infection
Note that Brucellosis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Brucellosis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.
you can get it sick from hogs,deer, elk, sheep and even dogs can carry the brucella bacteria.