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Descriptor English: Q Fever
Descriptor Spanish: Fiebre Q
Descriptor fiebre Q
Scope note: Enfermedad infecciosa aguda causada por COXIELLA BURNETTI. Se caracteriza por comienzo brusco con FIEBRE, CEFALEA, malestar general y debilidad. Los seres humanos, suele contraerse por la inhalación de polvo infectado procedente de ANIMALES DOMÉSTICOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Febre Q
Descriptor French: Fièvre Q
Entry term(s): Acute Q Fever
Acute Q Fevers
Chronic Q Fever
Chronic Q Fevers
Coxiella burnetii Fever
Coxiella burnetii Fevers
Coxiella burnetii Infection
Coxiella burnetii Infections
Coxiella burnetii Vector Borne Disease
Coxiella burnetii Vector-Borne Disease
Fever, Acute Q
Fever, Chronic Q
Fever, Coxiella burnetii
Fever, Q
Fever, Query
Fevers, Acute Q
Fevers, Chronic Q
Fevers, Coxiella burnetii
Fevers, Q
Fevers, Query
Infection, Coxiella burnetii
Infections, Coxiella burnetii
Q Fever, Acute
Q Fever, Chronic
Q Fevers
Q Fevers, Acute
Q Fevers, Chronic
Query Fever
Query Fevers
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.400.755
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011778
Scope note: 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).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12215
Unique ID: D011778
NLM Classification: WC 625
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Q Fever - Preferred
Concept UI M0018308
Scope note 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).
Preferred term Q Fever
Entry term(s) Coxiella burnetii Fever
Coxiella burnetii Fevers
Fever, Coxiella burnetii
Fever, Q
Fever, Query
Fevers, Coxiella burnetii
Fevers, Q
Fevers, Query
Q Fevers
Query Fever
Query Fevers
Coxiella burnetii Infection - Narrower
Concept UI M0551533
Preferred term Coxiella burnetii Infection
Entry term(s) Coxiella burnetii Infections
Coxiella burnetii Vector Borne Disease
Coxiella burnetii Vector-Borne Disease
Infection, Coxiella burnetii
Infections, Coxiella burnetii
Acute Q Fever - Narrower
Concept UI M0525290
Preferred term Acute Q Fever
Entry term(s) Acute Q Fevers
Fever, Acute Q
Fevers, Acute Q
Q Fever, Acute
Q Fevers, Acute
Chronic Q Fever - Narrower
Concept UI M0537940
Preferred term Chronic Q Fever
Entry term(s) Chronic Q Fevers
Fever, Chronic Q
Fevers, Chronic Q
Q Fever, Chronic
Q Fevers, Chronic



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