Q fever en · NOUN
Etymology
From query + fever, the causative agent being unknown at the time.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).
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.
2013, H. I. J. Roest, A. Bossers, J. M. J. Rebel, “Q Fever Diagnosis and Control in Domestic Ruminants”, in J. A. Roth, J. A. Richt, I. A. Morozov, editors, Vaccines and Diagnostics for Transboundary Animal Diseases, page 183:2001, 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.
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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-fever | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Australian Q fever · Q fever pneumonia
Relateds
Translations (18)
de Q-Fieber (infectious disease resembling influenza) · vi bệnh sốt Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · hu Q-láz (infectious disease resembling influenza) · ru Ку-лихора́дка (infectious disease resembling influenza) · ko 큐열 (infectious disease resembling influenza) · pt febre Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · fr fièvre Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · hi क्यू बुखार (infectious disease resembling influenza) · cmn Q型流感 (infectious disease resembling influenza) · fi Q-kuume (infectious disease resembling influenza) · cmn Q熱 /Q热 (infectious disease resembling influenza) · ja Ｑ熱 (infectious disease resembling influenza) · it febbre Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · hy կու տենդ (infectious disease resembling influenza) · es fiebre Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · nl Q-koorts (infectious disease resembling influenza) · ar حَمَى Q (infectious disease resembling influenza) · cs Q horečka (infectious disease resembling influenza)