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A- Bacterial diseases
: Tuberculosis ( T B) -1
Tuberculosis has been recognized as one of the
most important and serious human infectious
. diseases
: Causative agent
: There are two types of tuberculosis
a- Pulmonary type of tuberculosis : it is
caused by human type i.e. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis which affect the respiratory tract.
.It is pathogenic for man
b- Non pulmonary type of tuberculosis . It is
pathogenic to cattle and man . caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bovis which
Sources of Mycobacteria in Milk
.Milk animal infected udders( Bovine type) -1
.Infected feed -2
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.Wash water -3
.Handlers personnel -4
:Environment -5
.Dust,fodder, Manure
: Tuberculosis mastitis
A symptomatic excretion of tubercle bacilli in
milk cans occur from infected animals.
Tuberculous mastitis show pronounced and
characteristic changes to the milk and the
udder . The milk may contain enormous
numbers of bacilli which may enter the milk
directly . When the udder tissues are
extensively involved, firm swelling may be
.observed and exhibit small nodules
: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Manure of animals must be considered as a
very common source of infection of milk when
animals are affected with pulmonary farm of
the disease. When open lesions are present in
the lungs. the infected material containing a
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Viral diseases
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: Entero- viruses -1
Entero-viruses are a group of viruses which
can cause severe epidemics of summer
diarrhea in infants and children on ingestion of
.contaminated milk and milk products
: Poliomyelitis
It is viral disease of human origin, and like any
other common diarrhea disease that occurs
.commonly in summer season
: Sources of the pathogen
Person to person contact is the primary -1
. mode of spread of theses viruses
Flies may also serve as the vectors for the -2
.spread of the disease
Faecal contamination of water and milk -3
may also introduce polio viruses into the
.consumers
.Milk handlers -4
: Prevention and control
. Milk should properly pasteurized -1
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Lecturer
Dr. Akram Motlak Siwiah
Department Public Health
College of veterinary Medicin
Uneversity of Kufa
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