1) Bacterial disease 2) Bovine disease
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Q fever is a disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium that affects humans and other animals. This organism is uncommon, but may be found in cattle, sheep, goats and other domestic mammals, including cats and dogs. The infection results from inhalation of a spore-like small cell variant, and from contact with the milk, urine,...
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acute, self-limited, systemic disease caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii. Q fever spreads rapidly in cows, sheep, and goats, and in humans it ... [1 related articles]
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<infectious disease> An acute (abrupt-onset), self-limited febrile illness first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, but for query since the cause of the disease was long a query (question mark). ... It is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, a rickettsia which mainly afflicts sheep and cat...
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Typhus-like illness caused by rickettsia, Coxiella burneti.Mainly a disease of domestic animals but can be caught by man.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a disease caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii, which is propagated in sheep and cattle, in which it produces no symptoms; human infections result from contact not only with such animals but also with other infected humans, air and dust, wild reservoir hosts, and other sources. Synonyms: nine mile fever &nbs...
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Q fever: An acute febrile illness due to Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), a species of bacteria. Q fever is a zoonotic disease (contracted from animals). Aside from sudden onset of fever, there is headache, malaise, and pneumonia but no rash. The disease was first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, bu...
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(ku fe´vәr) a febrile rickettsial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. The causative microorganisms are found on the hides of sheep and cattle, and humans contract the disease by breathing in dried microorganisms carried in dust particles in the air. Symptoms include sudden high fever, chills, headache, muscle p...
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Q fever is an acute disease characterised by fever and pneumonia, transmitted to man by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii.
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n] - an acute disease resembling influenza
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highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that farmers can contract from their animals by inhalation
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noun an acute disease resembling influenza
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It is an acute type of zoonotic (transmitted from animals) disease caused by the Coxiella burnetti bacteria. Besides the onset of sudden fever, the other symptoms nclude malaise, pneumonia, and headache.
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