Historical Journey of Brucellosis and Tularemia

Abstract

The Greek word 'Zoon' means 'Animal'. In 1959, the World Health Organization stated its general disposition with the statement that  "Zoonotic diseases are called infectious diseases that are transmitted naturally from animals to humans." This group, which is considered to have over 200 varieties for today, constitutes 60% of human infectious diseases. Brucellosis is the most common of these and exhibits nonspecific signs of acute or chronic illnesses that may vary from mild to severe. Tularemia is a disease that resembles plague in many ways and can be missed in differential diagnosis. When evaluated globally; roughly 500,000 new cases per year are reported for both diseases, varying according to the countries. In this article, the interesting historical journey of both is tried to be explained.

Keywords

• Brucellosis,Tularemia,History

Bruselloz ve Tulareminin Tarihsel yolculukları

Abstract

Yunanca ‘Zoon’ kelimesi ‘Hayvan’ demektir. 1959 yılında Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, ‘‘Hayvanlardan insanlara doğal bir şekilde bulaşan enfeksiyon hastalıklarına,  zoonotik hastalıklar denir ’’ açıklaması ile genel kabülünü belirtmiştir. Bugün için 200’ün üzerinde çeşidi olduğu kabul edilen bu grup insanlara ait enfeksiyon hastalıklarının %60’ını oluşturmaktadır. Bruselloz bunlar arasında en sık gözleneni olup hafiften ağıra kadar değişebilen akut yada kronik seyirli nonspesifik belirtiler sergiler. Tularemi ise birçok yönüyle vebaya benzeyen ve ayırıcı tanıda atlanabilen bir hastalıktır. Global olarak değerlendirildiğinde, ülkelere göre değişmekle beraber her iki hastalık için kabaca yılda 500.000 yeni olgu bildirilmektedir. Bu makalede her ikisininde ilginç olan tarihsel yolculukları anlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. 

Keywords

• Bruselloz,Tularemi,Tarih

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