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1C33 category

Q fever

Definition

An acute febrile disease; onset may be sudden with chills, retrobulbar headache, weakness, malaise and severe sweats. There is considerable variation in severity and duration; infection may be inapparent or present as a nonspecific fever of unknown origin.

Inclusions

  • Infection due to Coxiella burnetii
  • Nine Mile fever
  • Quadrilateral fever

Also indexed as

Australian Q feverBalkan grippeCardiac Q feverInfection due to Coxiella burnetiiNine Mile feverPneumonia in Q feverQ feverQ fever endocarditisQ fever pneumoniaQuadrilateral fever

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