undulant fever

Japanese: undulant fever(英語表記)undulantfever
undulant fever

…It is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella bacteria. It is also called Malta fever because it was discovered on the island of Malta, and undulant fever because the chronic form causes undulating fever. It is seen in Russia, Africa, the Middle East, and North and South America, and infection occurs through direct contact with the secretions or excrement of infected animals, and it is said that there is no human-to-human transmission. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "undulant fever" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ブルセラ属Brucellaの細菌による人獣共通伝染病の一つ。マルタ島で発見されたためマルタ熱Malta feverともいわれ,また慢性型では波状的に発熱することから波状熱undulant feverともいわれる。ロシア,アフリカ,中東,南北アメリカでみられ,感染は罹患した動物の分泌物や排出物に直接接触することによって起こり,ヒトからヒトへの感染はないといわれる。…

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