Catalog

Pneumonia in Q fever

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Link to WHO Definition

Pneumonia in Q fever – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1958529348

A type of bacterial pneumonia caused by Coxiella burnetii. Infection usually occurs by inhalation of these organisms from air that contains airborne barnyard dust contaminated by dried placental material, birth fluids, and excreta of infected animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats.