English Explanatory Dictionary

Q fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).

Word forms

Q fever Q-fever

Etymology

From query + fever, the causative agent being unknown at the time.

Related words

query fever

Derived words

Australian Q fever Q fever pneumonia
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