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Q fever
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 Q fever, a sudden feverish illness, usually involving the respiratory system, caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsia burnetii). The disease is spread through contact with infected animals. This happens by breathing in the rickettsiae from ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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