Q fever

Q fever

a mild illness characterized by fever, headache, muscular pains, and pneumonia, transmitted by contact or ticks, and caused by a rickettsia (Coxiella burnetii)

Origin of Q fever

from q(uery): so named because of many unanswered questions about the disease when first identified

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Q fever

noun

An infectious disease of humans characterized by fever, malaise, muscle pain, and sometimes chronic endocarditis, caused by a bacterium (Coxiella burnetii) that infects many animal species. It is transmitted to humans chiefly by inhalation of contaminated air from infected domestic animals, as on farms.

Origin of Q fever

q(uery) ( because originally the infectious agent was unknown ) fever

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Noun

(uncountable)

(pathology) An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii

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