Q fever

English Alternative forms en Q-fever Etymology From en query + en fever, the causative agent being unknown at the time. Noun - An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii species (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii species). 1995, M. Isaacson, M. J. Hale, Chapter 8: Infections Caused by Rickettsiae, W. Doerr, Tropical Pathology, page 275, In the past it was believed that chronic Q fever was always the result of reactivation of a primary infection which persisted in latent form. 2001, Todd Hatchette, Thomas J. Marrie, Q Fever, entry in R. W. Ashford, Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of Man and Domesticated Animals, page 417, Q fever (query fever) is a zoonosis with worldwide distribution. New Zealand is the only country free of the disease. en 2013 H. I. J. Roest; A. Bossers; J. M. J. Rebel Q Fever Diagnosis and Control in Domestic Ruminants J. A. Roth; J. A. Richt; I. A. Morozov Vaccines and Diagnostics for Transboundary Animal Diseases https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wZ86AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&dq=%22Q+fever%22%7C%22Q+fevers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cGKfVcm8FsS_mAXVraroBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Q%20fever%22%7C%22Q%20fevers%22&f=false 183 Q fever has a major public health impact when outbreaks occur.Accurate diagnosis and effective control strategies are necessary to limit the zoonotic and veterinary impact of Q fever. Derived terms en Australian Q fever en Q fever pneumonia Translations infectious disease resembling influenza Arabic: ar حَمَى Q Armenian: hy կու տենդ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn Q熱 Q-rè, cmn Q型流感 Q-xíngliúgǎn Czech: cs Q horečka f Dutch: nl Q-koorts m f Finnish: fi Q-kuume French: fr fièvre Q German: de Q-Fieber n Hindi: hi क्यू बुखार Hungarian: hu Q-láz Italian: it febbre Q f Japanese: ja Ｑ熱 キューねつ, kyū-netsu Korean: ko 큐열(熱) Portuguese: pt febre Q f Russian: ru Ку-лихора́дка f Spanish: es fiebre Q f Vietnamese: vi bệnh sốt Q See also en query fever en Bacterial diseases Diseases