Q fever

短语

[医] 寇热, Q热

别名

Q-fever

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    Q热

    Q型流感

    不可数

    1995, M. Isaacson, M. J. Hale, Chapter 8: Infections Caused by Rickettsiae, W. Doerr, Tropical Pathology, page 275, In the past it was believed that chronic Q fever was always the result of reactivation of a primary infection which persisted in latent form.

    2001, Todd Hatchette, Thomas J. Marrie, Q Fever, entry in R. W. Ashford, Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of Man and Domesticated Animals, page 417, Q fever (query fever) is a zoonosis with worldwide distribution. New Zealand is the only country free of the disease.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

rickettsiosis

词源

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

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