1. Q fever.
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Parker, Neil R., Barralet, Jennifer H., and Bell, Alan Morton
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Q fever , *PNEUMONIA , *HEPATITIS , *ENDOCARDITIS , *CHRONIC fatigue syndrome , *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases , *VACCINATION , *PREVENTIVE medicine , *CHRONIC diseases - Abstract
Q fever is a zoonosis with many manifestations. The most common clinical presentation is an influenza-like illness with varying degrees of pneumonia and hepatitis. Although acute disease is usually self-limiting, people do occasionally die from this condition. Endocarditis is the most frequent chronic presentation. Although Q fever is widespread, practitioner awareness and clinical manifestations vary from region to region. Geographically limited studies suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome and cardiovascular disease are long-term sequelae. An effective whole-cell vaccine is licensed in Australia. Live and acellular vaccines have also been studied, but are not currently licensed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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