"Q Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D011778
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Q Fever- Q Fever
- Fever, Q
- Fevers, Q
- Q Fevers
- Coxiella burnetii Fever
- Coxiella burnetii Fevers
- Fever, Coxiella burnetii
- Fevers, Coxiella burnetii
- Query Fever
- Fever, Query
- Fevers, Query
- Query Fevers
Coxiella burnetii Infection- Coxiella burnetii Infection
- Coxiella burnetii Infections
- Infection, Coxiella burnetii
- Infections, Coxiella burnetii
- Coxiella burnetii Vector-Borne Disease
- Coxiella burnetii Vector Borne Disease
Acute Q Fever- Acute Q Fever
- Acute Q Fevers
- Fever, Acute Q
- Fevers, Acute Q
- Q Fever, Acute
- Q Fevers, Acute
Chronic Q Fever- Chronic Q Fever
- Chronic Q Fevers
- Fever, Chronic Q
- Fevers, Chronic Q
- Q Fever, Chronic
- Q Fevers, Chronic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Q Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Betting the farm. J Hosp Med. 2016 05; 11(5):369-72.
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Coxiella burnetii Endocarditis in a Child Caused by a New Genotype. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Feb; 35(2):213-4.
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Q fever in an American tourist returned from Australia. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 May; 5(3):194-5.
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Q fever: a biological weapon in your backyard. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003 Nov; 3(11):709-21.