| 单词 | Q fever |
| 释义 | Q fever n. An infectious disease of humans characterized by fever, malaise, muscle pain, and sometimes chronic endocarditis, caused by a bacterium (Coxiella burnetii) that infects many animal species. It is transmitted to humans chiefly by inhalation of contaminated air from infected domestic animals, as on farms. [Q(UERY) (because originally the infectious agent was unknown) + FEVER.] |
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