Q – Tips: flu and Q Fever

Q – Tips: flu and Q Fever

  • Q-Fever is a flu mimic that causes prolonged flu- like symptoms and pneumonia. It is caused by a small bacterium Coxiella Burnetii, which is re- leased from infected female mammals, especially when they give birth: cattle, sheep, cats, dogs and rabbits. There was a recent series of cases at a Florida school, where a classroom rabbit had bunnies, exposing the children.
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