Q Fever—a Review of Current Knowledge

Article1 March 1949Q FEVER—A REVIEW OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGEROBERT J. HUEBNER, M.D., WILLIAM L. JELLISON, Ph.D., M. DORTHY BECK, M.A.ROBERT J. HUEBNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM L. JELLISON, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, M. DORTHY BECK, M.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-3-495 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptQ fever is an acute specific, often serious, and occasionally fatal rickettsial disease of man. It is characterized by a high fever, headache and malaise and is often misdiagnosed as influenza or atypical pneumonia. It is also a disease of animals and it is the animal reservoir of the disease which is thought to be the immediate source of most human infection. 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