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    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 uncommon...
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  • the letter "Q". Diseases Alphabetical list 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Health Exercise Nutrition Q fever Qazi–Markouizos...
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    obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen, and is the causative agent of Q fever. The genus Coxiella is morphologically similar to Rickettsia, but with...
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    Fever or pyrexia in humans is a symptom of organism's anti-infection defense mechanism that appears with body temperature exceeding the normal range due...
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    Typhus (redirect from Typhus Fever)
    typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache...
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    Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella typhi. Symptoms...
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    relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. There have been case reports of the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction accompanying treatment of other infections, including Q fever...
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    fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, scrub typhus, Q fever, rickettsialpox, and tick fevers caused by Rickettsia, respiratory tract infections caused...
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  • A. Offit, eds. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008, pp. 8. A Guide to Q fever and Q fever vaccination Archived 21 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, CSL Biotherapies...
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  • Trench fever (also known as "five-day fever", "quintan fever" (Latin: febris quintana), and "urban trench fever") is a moderately serious disease transmitted...
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  • Brucellosis (redirect from Undulant fever)
    with their secretions. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever. The bacteria causing this disease, Brucella, are small...
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    potential vector of Q fever (Coxiella burnetii). The ornate kangaroo tick (wallaby tick) Amblyomma triguttatum has also been implicated in Q fever. Lyme disease...
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    Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which include the organism that causes Q fever, are named after him. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he graduated from Indiana...
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  • Pontiac fever is an acute, nonfatal respiratory disease caused by various species of Gram-negative bacteria in the genus Legionella. It causes a mild...
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    classified separately from the other typhi. Signs and symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms. More virulent...
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    Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days...
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  • symptoms. Chlamydia psittaci Causes psittacosis. Coxiella burnetii Causes Q fever. Francisella tularensis Causes tularemia. Legionella pneumophila Causes...
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    include Lyme disease and Q fever, Colorado tick fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, tularemia, tick-borne relapsing fever, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis...
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  • Poliomyelitis, paralytic Poliovirus infection, nonparalytic Psittacosis Q fever Q fever, acute Q fever, chronic Rabies, animal Rabies, human Rubella Rubella, congenital...
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    Paratyphoid fever, also known simply as paratyphoid, is a bacterial infection caused by one of three types of Salmonella enterica. Symptoms usually begin...
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    in disease, including Weil's disease, rat bite fever, cryptosporidiosis, viral hemorrhagic fever, Q fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. In the United...
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  • Psittacosis Q fever Q fever Q fever, acute and chronic Relapsing fever Relapsing fever Rickettsiosis Rickettsiosis, spotted fever Scarlet fever Scarlet fever Scarlet...
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    Associated Press Dengue fever epidemic hits Caribbean, Latin America Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters "Q-koorts nog niet voorbij:...
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  • Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to a condition in which the patient has an elevated temperature (fever) but, despite investigations by one or more...
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    Ehrlichiosis (redirect from Sennetsu Fever)
    the pathogen ruptures the host cell membrane. Specific symptoms include fever, chills, severe headaches, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss...
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    African tick bite fever (ATBF) is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of a tick. Symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle pain, and a rash. At...
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    based on the Kimakonde words for "to become contorted". Symptoms include fever and joint pain. These typically occur two to twelve days after exposure...
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    Tularemia (redirect from Deerfly fever)
    also known as rabbit fever, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Symptoms may include fever, skin ulcers, and enlarged...
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    Psittacosis (redirect from Parrot fever)
    typhus, typhoid, and atypical pneumonia by Mycoplasma, Legionella, or Q fever. Exposure history is paramount to diagnosis. Diagnosis involves microbiological...
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    and symptoms can range from none to mild (headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe (bleeding in the lungs or meningitis). Weil's disease (/ˈvaɪlz/...
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