Sir David Bruce (May 29, 1855, Melbourne - November 27, 1931) was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness. He won the Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1915.

Brucella is a genus of the Bacteriaceae which is named for him. Brucella melitensis is the cause of undulant fever in man and of abortion in goats. It is usually transmitted by goat's milk.

Names of undulant fever- - -

Malta fever

Mediterranean fever

continued fever

Cyprus fever

goat fever

Gibraltar fever

mountain fever

Neapolitan fever

rock fever

slow fever

febris melitensis

febris undulans

Bruce's septicemia

melitensis septicemia

melitococcosis

Brucellosis

Brucelliasis

Weblink: http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/871.html

1855 births | 1931 deaths | People from Melbourne | Scottish-Australians | Scottish inventors | Scottish microbiologists | Scottish pathologists | University of Edinburgh alumni

David Bruce | David Bruce | David Bruce