Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

q fever

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: q fever
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Q fever has a major public health impact when outbreaks occur.[…]Accurate diagnosis and effective control strategies are necessary to limit the zoonotic and veterinary impact of Q fever."

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Q-fever (alternative)

Phrases

Australian Q fever Q fever pneumonia query fever

Frequently Paired Words

query fever

Questions

What does q fever mean?: An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).
Where does q fever come from?: From query + fever, the causative agent being unknown at the time.

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