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Preferred term

Q Fever  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Entry terms

  • Coxiella burnetii Fever
  • Query Fever

In other languages

  • French

  • Fièvre à Coxiella burnetii
  • Maladie de Derrick-Burnet

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z8MRMJDV-K

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