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	Q fever caused by Coxiella burnetii
		Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a species of bacteria that is distributed globally.
		A serious complication of chronic Q fever is endocarditis, generally involving the aortic heart valves, less commonly the mitral valve.
		The incubation period for Q fever varies depending on the number of organisms that initially infect the patient.
	www.cdc.gov /ncidod/dvrd/qfever/index.htm (1357 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Q fever
		Q fever is an infection caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can cause pneumonia and hepatitis (liver inflammation) in its early stages, and infection of the heart valves (endocarditis) if the condition becomes chronic (persisting over time).
		Q fever is found around the world and is caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii.
		Q fever is diagnosed with a blood antibody test (serology).
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/001337.html (632 words)

	Q Fever (Query Fever) Fact Sheet
		Q fever is an illness characterized by a sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, weakness, malaise (a general sick feeling), and severe sweats.
		Q fever is characterized by a sudden onset of a fever, with other symptoms that include chills, headache, weakness, malaise (a general sick feeling), and severe sweats.
		There is a Q fever vaccine that is currently not available for general use, but may be available through the Department of Defense for persons who are known to be at high risk of exposure.
	health.utah.gov /epi/fact_sheets/qfever.html (341 words)

	University of South Florida, Division of Comparative Medicine, Q Fever
		Q Fever is a disease caused by a rickettsia called Coxiella burnettii.
		Q fever is a significant cause of illness in biomedical research facilities housing ruminants, especially sheep or goats.
		Q fever is easily treated with appropriate antibiotics, so it's very important that a correct diagnosis be made if the illness might be Q fever.
	www.research.usf.edu /cm/Q_Fever.htm (824 words)

	Biological Warfare Defense Information Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q fever is a disease normally found in sheep, cattle, goats and ticks.
		Q fever is not usually transmitted directly from person to person, so quarantine of affected individuals is not suggested.
		Q fever has, however, been transmitted through blood or bone marrow donations, so health providers should be aware of this possibility.
	www.emergency.com /qfever.htm (320 words)

	Q Fever : Public Health Emergency Preparedness : New York City AWARE : NYC DOHMH
		Q fever is a disease caused by a bacterium known as Coxiella burnetii (C.
		Q fever does occur in people, but it is not adequately reported to health officials by doctors, making it difficult for scientists to reliably measure how many cases of Q fever have actually occurred worldwide.
		Q fever is treated with antibiotic therapy (doxycycline is the antibiotic of choice).
	www.nyc.gov /html/doh/html/bt/bt_fact_qfever.shtml (1089 words)

	Q Fever
		Q fever is an infection with flu-like symptoms.
		Q fever was discovered after an outbreak of an illness that caused fever in abattoir workers in 1935.
		Q fever is a vaccine preventable disease caused by a small bacterium Coxiella burnetti.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Q_Fever (240 words)

	Zoonosis: Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever; revised 1995)
		The name Q fever was introduced in a 1937 report of an epidemic of fever of unknown origin among workers in a meat plant in Queensland, Australia; the Q standing for "query," because the investigators had many unanswered questions about the disease.
		Q Fever is usually described as an atypical pneumonia, and sometimes as hepatitis, but is diagnosed in only a few to 90% of the cases.
		A: The approach to diagnosis of acute Q fever is mainly serologic, based on the association of clinical syndromes and seroconversion, with antibodies specific to phase II and/or phase I antigens.
	www.avma.org /reference/zoonosis/zncoxiel2.asp (3330 words)

	NJDHSS, Communicable Disease Service: Q Fever
		Q Fever is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by a bacterium named Coxiella burnetii.
		In the United States, most cases of Q Fever have been mainly from occupational exposure involving veterinarians, meat processing plant workers, sheep and dairy workers, livestock farmers, and researchers at facilities housing sheep.
		Q Fever is difficult to diagnose and usually requires blood tests to measure antibodies against the organism.
	www.state.nj.us /health/cd/f_qfever.htm (428 words)

	Australian Q Fever Register
		Q fever was first recognised in Australia during the 1930's when workers at a Brisbane meat processor became ill with a fever.
		Death from acute Q fever is very rare and occurs mainly in the elderly or those whose health is compromised by illness or disease.
		Other complications in which the Q fever organism can readily be demonstrated by special techniques include chronic granulomatous hepatitis, in the absence of endocarditis, and infections of the bone (osteitis).
	www.qfever.org /aboutqfever.php (1783 words)

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		Q fever (Worldwide): Q fever is a rickettsial zoonosis (infection with gram negative Coxiella burnetii) contracted primarily from inhalation of dust contaminated by infected animals, especially sheep, cattle, and goats; and also other mammals.
		Trench fever is characterized by abrupt onset of fever, headache, myalgia, malaise, and often aseptic meningitis.
		Yellow fever (most of tropical and subtropical South America and Africa): Yellow fever (YF) is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito from one human to another (the urban form of YF) or from monkeys to humans (the jungle or sylvan form of YF).
	www3.baylor.edu /~Charles_Kemp/fever.htm (5022 words)

	Fact File - Q Fever - Library A-Z - Health Matters
		Q fever is a highly infectious disease that is carried by animals and passed to humans.
		Q fever has an incubation period of one to four weeks – in other words, it can take up to four weeks between exposure and the first symptoms.
		Some people are exposed to Q fever and don't develop the disease (about half who are infected by it), and these people get immunity to it as well.
	www.abc.net.au /health/library/qfever_ff.htm (817 words)

	YouthMatrix.com - Q Fever in Austalia - What? How?
		Q Fever is a significant occupational illness for the meat processing and agricultural industries.
		Outbreaks of Q fever occur predominantly in countries where dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep and goats are farmed.
		The results of their Q Fever skin and blood tests and the date of vaccination are then entered in the Register.
	www.youthmatrix.com /art_health_qfever.htm (1287 words)

	Q Fever (Query Fever) - Southern Nevada Health District
		Q fever is caused by an infection with a bacterium known as Coxiella burnetii.
		Q fever is a rare disease, but anyone can get Q fever if they are infected with C. burnetii bacteria.
		There is a Q fever vaccine that is currently not available for general use, but may be available through the Department of Defense for people who are known to be at high risk for exposure.
	www.cchd.org /disease_factsheets/q_fever.htm (260 words)

	OPHEPR; Q Fever - Frequently Asked Questions
		Q fever is a disease caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii.
		Acute cases of Q fever begin with a sudden onset of one or more of the following: high fevers (up to 104°-105° F), severe headache, general discomfort and fatigue, muscle pain, confusion, sore throat, chills, sweats, dry cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and chest pain.
		Because the signs and symptoms of Q fever are similar to other diseases, it is necessary to perform laboratory tests to make an accurate diagnosis.
	www.azdhs.gov /phs/edc/edrp/es/qfeverf.htm (573 words)

	Q Fever \| AHealthyMe.com
		Q fever has been found all over the world, except in some areas of Scandinavia, Antarctica, and New Zealand.
		Q fever is diagnosed by demonstrating that the patient's immune system is making increasing numbers of antibodies (special immune cells) against markers (antigens) that are found on C.
		Q fever can be prevented by the appropriate handling of potentially infective substances.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/topic100587374 (683 words)

	eMedicine - Q Fever : Article by Alexandre F Migala, DO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q fever is primarily transmitted by (1) aerosolization from newborn animals, their placentas, and contaminated hides and fur; (2) ingestion of raw milk and goat cheese; (3) transfusions of blood products; (4) mother to offspring (ie, vertical) transmission; and (5) tick bites.
		The primary means of infection in Q fever are inhalation of aerosolized organisms during occupational exposure, exposure to parturient animals, and from tick bites.
		Chronic Q fever: The anti-IgA titer for phase 1 is at least the phase 2 titer, or the anti-IgG titer for phase 1 is as least the phase 2 titer.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1973.htm (4414 words)

	Q Fever
		First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages.
		The incidence of Q fever is underreported due to the mildness of many cases.
		Because the disease is underreported, scientists cannot reliably assess how many cases of Q fever have actually occurred in Wyoming or worldwide.
	wdhfs.state.wy.us /vector_borne/qfever.htm (909 words)

	Q Fever: IDEAS - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia
		Q fever is an acute illness with fever, chills and muscle pains similar to severe influenza.
		At the first visit a skin test for Q fever is performed by injecting a small dose of diluted vaccine under the skin.
		Each employee is given a questionnaire enquiring about their duration of employment, past history of Q fever, allergies, etc. A previous history of infection with Q fever is a contraindication to vaccination.
	www.health.vic.gov.au /ideas/diseases/qfev.htm (468 words)

	Q Fever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q fever is a disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii which mainly afflicts sheep and cattle but can be transmitted to humans who come into contact with infected animals.
		Q fever is present throughout the United States, and is a notifiable disease in this country.
		Doxycycline is the treatment of choice for acute Q fever, and is most effective when initiated within the first 3 days of illness.
	www.virtualbloodcentre.com /diseases.asp?did=804 (644 words)

	Q FEVER
		Q Fever is a zoonotic disease (a disease caught from animals) caused by the rickettsia, Coxiella burnetti.
		The majority of notifications of Q fever are reported from Queensland and New South Wales, and these two States represented 83% to 93% of the total reports for the years 1992 to 1996.
		I consider that the risk of contracting Q Fever is generally low in Queensland Rail employees, and that routine vaccination is not justified.
	www.afule.org.au /c049-00.htm (1407 words)

	NOVA Online \| Bioterror \| Q Fever
		Q (or "query") fever generally affects sheep, cattle, and other farm animals.
		The U.S. military envisioned using Q fever to cripple enemy forces and drain them of resources.
		Q fever may appeal less to bioterrorists than to militaries, however, because it is an inherently survivable disease.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/bioterror/agen_qfever.html (162 words)

	'Q' Fever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q fever is an important zoonosis caused by infection with the rickettsia Coxiella burnetti.
		Q fever is most likely to be introduced with imports of infected ruminants.
		Because vaccination of persons previously exposed to Q fever, either through natural exposure or previous vaccination can result in severe local reactions, screening for prior immunity, by serological and intra-dermal testing, is essential.
	www.spc.org.nc /rahs/Manual/Multiple_Species/QFEVERE.HTM (649 words)

	Q fever Medical Information
		Q fever is an infection caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can affect the lungs, liver, heart, and other parts of the body.
		Hepatitis is another common outcome of Q fever.
		Its main sign is infection of the heart valves termed endocarditis.Other less common features of chronic Q fever are cirrhosis and lung scarring (interstitial pulmonary fibrosis).
	www.drugs.com /enc/q_fever.html (732 words)

	Symptoms of Q fever - WrongDiagnosis.com
		When considering symptoms of Q fever, it is also important to consider Q fever as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
		This signs and symptoms information for Q fever has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Q fever signs or Q fever symptoms.
		Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Q fever may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /q/q_fever/symptoms.htm (544 words)

	Diseases: Q Fever \| CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
		Q fever is a rickettsial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii (COX-ee-ELL-uh burn-ETT-eye).
		The fever can last 1 to 2 weeks, but many people can also get more serious lung or liver infections as a result of Q fever.
		Most infected animals do not show signs of Q fever, but the organism can be in barnyard dust that contains manure, urine or dried fluids from the births of calves or lambs.
	www.cdc.gov /healthypets/diseases/qfever.htm (357 words)

	HAPS - HAPS Plus - Q Fever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q Fever has remained a significant occupational hazard amongst farm and abattoir workers.
		Between 5-15% of patients develop a post-Q fever chronic fatigue syndrome that may last many months and is not associated with serological activation, in contrast to chronic Q fever.
		Antibiotic therapy is indicated for acute and chronic disease due to Q fever.
	www.haps.nsw.gov.au /edrsrch/edinfo/qfever.html (386 words)

	eMedicine - CBRNE - Q Fever : Article by Geofrey Nochimson, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Q fever differs from other rickettsial diseases in that it is caused by inhalation of infected particles, not by a tick bite.
		Q fever is extremely resistant to inactivation; it can survive for months in dust and feces particles.
		However, in chronic Q fever, exact antibiotics recommended for use are in a state of flux.
	emedicine.com /emerg/topic492.htm (1521 words)

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