Definitions for q fever
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Q fever(n.)
an acute, influenzalike disease transmitted to humans by contact with infected cattle, sheep, and goats, caused by the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii.
Category: Pathology
Origin of Q fever:
1935–40; abbr. of query
Princeton's WordNet
Q fever(noun)
an acute disease resembling influenza
Wiktionary
Q fever(Noun)
An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Q Fever
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).
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