Q fever

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noun Pathology.

an acute, influenzalike disease caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetti.

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Origin of Q fever

First recorded in 1935–40; abbreviation of query

Words nearby Q fever

Q.E.F., Qeshm, Q.F., Q-factor, QFD, Q fever, QFT, q.h., qi, Qiana, Qian Long

British Dictionary definitions for Q fever

Q fever

noun

an acute disease characterized by fever and pneumonia, transmitted to man by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii

Word Origin for Q fever

C20: from q (uery) fever (the cause being unknown when it was named)

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