Diseases

Q Fever

An acute infectious disease caused by COXIELLA BURNETII. It is characterized by a sudden onset of FEVER; HEADACHE; malaise; and weakness. In humans, it is commonly contracted by inhalation of infected dusts derived from infected domestic animals (ANIMALS, DOMESTIC).

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An acute infectious disease caused by COXIELLA BURNETII. It is characterized by a sudden onset of FEVER; HEADACHE; malaise; and weakness. In humans, it is commonly contracted by inhalation of infected dusts derived from infected domestic animals (ANIMALS, DOMESTIC).

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29 entry terms
  • Coxiella burnetii Fever
  • Query Fever
  • Coxiella burnetii Fevers
  • Fever, Coxiella burnetii
  • Fever, Q
  • Fever, Query
  • Fevers, Coxiella burnetii
  • Fevers, Q
  • Fevers, Query
  • Q Fevers
  • Query Fevers
  • Acute Q Fever
  • Chronic Q Fever
  • Coxiella burnetii Infection
  • Coxiella burnetii Vector-Borne Disease
  • Acute Q Fevers
  • Chronic Q Fevers
  • Coxiella burnetii Infections
  • Coxiella burnetii Vector Borne Disease
  • Fever, Acute Q
  • Fever, Chronic Q
  • Fevers, Acute Q
  • Fevers, Chronic Q
  • Infection, Coxiella burnetii
  • Infections, Coxiella burnetii
  • Q Fever, Acute
  • Q Fever, Chronic
  • Q Fevers, Acute
  • Q Fevers, Chronic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Q Fever. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011778. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011778
  2. Q Fever. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_fever
  3. Q Fever. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164818