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About Q fever - CDC

Q fever is a disease caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii. These bacteria naturally infect some animals, such as goats, sheep, and cows.

Q Fever: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prevention & Treatment

Q fever can cause a wide variety of symptoms, but the most common ones are flu-like. The bacterium that causes it, C. burnetii, can infect your lungs, heart, ...

Facts about Q fever

Q fever is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Coxiella burnetii that affects both humans and animals.

Q Fever - PMC - PubMed Central

Q fever is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution with the exception of New Zealand. The disease is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a strictly intracellular, ...

Q fever - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health

Q fever. Q fever is a widespread disease caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can infect mammals, birds, reptiles and arthropods. It causes a mild ...

Q Fever - Illinois Department of Public Health

Q Fever · high fevers (up to 104-105° F) · sore throat · nausea · severe headache · chills · vomiting · general discomfort · sweats; diarrhea; muscle pain ...

Q fever: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Q fever is an infectious disease caused by bacteria that are spread by domestic and wild animals and ticks.

Q Fever - New York State Department of Health

Q fever begin with sudden onset of one or more of the following: high fevers (up to 104-105° F), severe headache, general malaise, myalgia, confusion, sore ...

Q Fever - | Washington State Department of Health

Q fever is a potentially severe bacterial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. It most commonly affects goats, sheep, and cattle, although other animals can ...

Q-Fever - NYC Health

Symptoms of Q fever usually occur within 2-3 weeks of exposure, although some people get ill as long as 6 weeks later. Persons who were exposed to a large ...

Q Fever - CFSPH

It can cause reproduction problems in livestock and severe respiratory. (lung) and liver disease in humans. What animals get Q fever? Sheep, goats and cattle ...

Signs and Symptoms of Q fever - CDC

Signs and symptoms of Q fever may include: Symptoms can be mild or severe. People who develop severe disease may experience infection of the lungs (pneumonia) ...

Q fever - Wikipedia

Q fever ... Q fever or query fever is a disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium that affects humans and other animals. This organism is ...

Q fever fact sheet - NSW Health

Q fever is a bacterial infection that can cause a severe flu-like illness. For some people, Q fever can affect their health and ability to ...

Q fever - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Human infection with Q fever is normally caused by contact with an infected animal, most commonly sheep, goats and cattle.

Q Fever - CCOHS

Q fever (Query fever) is an infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans. Q fever is caused by a microbe called Coxiella burnetii. This microbe can ...

Q fever - PubMed

Q fever is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution with the exception of New Zealand. The disease is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a strictly intracellular, ...

Q Fever Fact Sheet | Texas DSHS

Coxiella burnetii, a gram-negative coccobacillus, is resistant to heat and desiccation and is highly infectious by the aerosol route.

Q fever - symptoms, treatment and causes - Healthdirect

Q fever is zoonotic disease, which means it spreads from animals to people. It's caused by a type of bacteria that causes flu-like symptoms.

Q-Fever - CDPH - CA.gov

Q Fever ... Q Fever is a disease of humans and ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) caused by bacteria called Coxiella burnetii. Most infected animals ...