Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the strictly intracellular, gram negative bacterium Coxiella burnetii which proceeds asymptomatic and self-limiting in 60% of the cases. The infectious organism is commonly found in cattle, sheep, goats and other domestic mammals. The infection results from inhalation of contaminated particles in the air. The incubation time is 9-40 days. It is considered possibly the most infectious disease in the world, as a human being can be infected by a single bacterium.

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It was first described by Edward Holbroock Derrick in abattoir workers in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as a disease of unknown origin and therefore “query fever”. In 1937 the bacterium was isolated by Frank MacFarlane Burnet and Freeman from one of Derrick’s patients for the first time and identified as Rickettsia-species. H.R. Cox and Davis isolated the pathogen from ticks in Montana, USA in 1938, described the transmission and it was officially named Coxiella burnetii the same year. Meanwhile Coxiella burnetii is no longer regarded as closely related to Rickettsiae.

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chartier (David Chartier) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:34:30 -0000
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GreenAisle (Green Aisle Grocery) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:00:07 -0000
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Esse cara ainda vai sentir falta dessa fever! RT @danilomiedi As pessoas precisam entender q eu sou mais do que uma caixinha de dar convites
luiggilustosa (Luiggi Lustosa) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:36:42 -0000
Esse cara ainda vai sentir falta dessa fever! RT @danilomiedi As pessoas precisam entender q eu sou mais do que uma caixinha de dar convites
Damn the H1N1!!! Lil Q is back home with a fever again.
Lil_Kansas_Mama (Jamie Hornbaker) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:26:40 -0000
Damn the H1N1!!! Lil Q is back home with a fever again.
Hahaha!!!! Lol!! Jonas fever!! RT @StephDguez: tuve q ponerle a los JONAS a mis chikitos...
AxelCavalli (Axel Cavalli Jimenez) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:32 -0000
Hahaha!!!! Lol!! Jonas fever!! RT @StephDguez: tuve q ponerle a los JONAS a mis chikitos...
Fiz 1 abertura pro show do FEVER q ficou du caraio, trampar com efeitos sonoros é o q há! quem for de Sampa confira hj no Show no Manifesto
jedai111 (Jedai W Rock) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:39:31 -0000
Fiz 1 abertura pro show do FEVER q ficou du caraio, trampar com efeitos sonoros é o q há! quem for de Sampa confira hj no Show no Manifesto

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