Q fever

/ˌkju ˈfivər/
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Definitions of Q fever
  1. noun
    an acute disease resembling influenza
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    type of:
    rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis
    infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
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