Q Fever

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Q Fever

Definition: Q Fever

Q Fever

Noun

1. An acute disease resembling influenza.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Q Fever

Domain	Definition
Food & Agriculture	A rickettsial infection of most animal species, including humans, and some birds. It is caused by a rickettsia, Coxiella burnetii, and spread by inhalation, especially of inspissated reproductive exudates, and by ticks, and by the ingestion of raw infected milk. The disease is inapparent in most infected animals but can cause abortion in sheep and goats, and probably cattle. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	An acute infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetti. 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. (references)
Medicine	It is caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetti. Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: Q Fever

Specialty definitions using "Q fever": Coxiella burnetii, Coxiella burnetti ♦ paralysis tick ♦ Rocky Mountain wood tick. (references)

Commercial Usage: Q Fever

Domain	Title
References	The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Q Fever (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Q Fever, Volume I: The Disease (reference) The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Q Fever (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Q Fever

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Newsome, J.T. (1997). Q fever. (references)
		Raoult, D. (1993). Treatment of Q fever. (references)
		Maurin, M., and Raoult, D. (1999). Q fever. (references)
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Modern Translation: Q Fever

Language		Translations for "Q fever"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		query fever, Q fever, maladie de Derrick-Burnet, infection � Coxiella burnetii, fièvre Q, fièvre de Mossman, coxiellose. (various references)

German		Q-Fieber (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever), Balkangrippe (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever), australisches Fieber (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever). (various references)

Greek		πυρετός Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, Queensland tick fever, Queensland tick typhus, query fever), πυρετός της Κουηνσλάνδης (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever). (various references)

Italian		febbre Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Derrick-Burnet disease, Queensland fever, Queensland tick fever, Queensland tick typhus, query fever), febbre del Queensland (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever). (various references)

Pig Latin		qay everfay

Portuguese		febre Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever), febre australiana (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever). (various references)

Spanish		fiebre Q (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, Queensland tick fever, Queensland tick typhus, query fever), fiebre de Queensland (Australian fever, Coxiella burnetii infection, Queensland fever, query fever). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Q Fever

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	nosogenum:Coxiella burnetii. (various references)
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Anagrams: Q Fever

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-q-r-v"
	-1 letter: fever.
	-2 letters: ever, fere, free, reef, veer.
	-3 letters: ere, eve, fee, fer, ree, ref, rev, vee.
	-4 letters: ef, er, re.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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