Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Rickettsioses (A75-A79)»Q fever (A78)
A78
Q fever
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Q Fever2 drugs (1 approved, 1 experimental)
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).