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Q fever is a disease caused by C. brutenii, an intracellular gram negative proteobacterium. The disease can have a wide range of clinical presentations and affect many organ systems due to the unique virulence factors of the organism. | Q fever is a disease caused by C. brutenii, an intracellular gram-negative proteobacterium. The disease can have a wide range of clinical presentations and affect many organ systems due to the unique virulence factors of the organism. | ||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
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*Small and large cell forms are antigenically different and this plays a role in the virulence of the organism. | *Small and large cell forms are antigenically different and this plays a role in the virulence of the organism. | ||
*The genome of C. Brutenii has been | *The genome of C. Brutenii has been analyzed in 1995. Multiple genes encoding for Na/ ion proton exchanger have been discovered and this explains the ability of the organism to survive in low PH. | ||
The infection has 2 phases that correlate with changes in the lipopolysaccharide of C. Brutenii:<ref name="pmid1489455">{{cite journal |vauthors=Choyce DP |title=Anterior chamber lens exchange |journal=J Cataract Refract Surg |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=537 |year=1992 |pmid=1489455 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The infection has 2 phases that correlate with changes in the lipopolysaccharide of C. Brutenii:<ref name="pmid1489455">{{cite journal |vauthors=Choyce DP |title=Anterior chamber lens exchange |journal=J Cataract Refract Surg |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=537 |year=1992 |pmid=1489455 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Phase I: characterized by smooth | **Phase I: characterized by smooth lipopolysaccharide capsule. Despite being less efficient in the invasion of host cells, antibodies against phase I is always isolated from acute Q fever patients. | ||
**Phase II: characterized by rough | **Phase II: characterized by rough lipopolysaccharide capsule and antibodies against phase II have been isolated from chronic Q fever patients. | ||
===Q fever as a biological weapon:=== | ===Q fever as a biological weapon:=== | ||
*Because of its route of infection it can be used as [[biological warfare]] agent. | *Because of its route of infection it can be used as a [[biological warfare]] agent. | ||
*Q-fever is category "B" agent. It is highly contagious and very stable in aerosols in a wide range of temperatures. | *Q-fever is category "B" agent. It is highly contagious and very stable in aerosols in a wide range of temperatures. | ||
*Just 1-2 particles are enough to infect an individual. | *Just 1-2 particles are enough to infect an individual. | ||
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Overview
Q fever is a disease caused by C. brutenii, an intracellular gram-negative proteobacterium. The disease can have a wide range of clinical presentations and affect many organ systems due to the unique virulence factors of the organism.
Pathophysiology
Transmission:
The organism is transmitted through:[1]
- Aerosoloes: Inhalation of contaminated aerosoles is the main mode of transmission.
- Ingestion of raw dairy products
- Vertical (mother to fetus) transmission has been reported
- Parentral
- Through tick bites
Pathogenesis:
C. Brutenii has the ability to exist in 2 forms:
Small cell form:[2]
Often described as the spore form of C. Brutenii Resists the external environmental factors as heat, pressure and dissinfectants for long periods
Large cell form:
The active form of the organism Large cell form persists in the macrophages inside acidic vacuoles.
- Small and large cell forms are antigenically different and this plays a role in the virulence of the organism.
- The genome of C. Brutenii has been analyzed in 1995. Multiple genes encoding for Na/ ion proton exchanger have been discovered and this explains the ability of the organism to survive in low PH.
The infection has 2 phases that correlate with changes in the lipopolysaccharide of C. Brutenii:[3]
- Phase I: characterized by smooth lipopolysaccharide capsule. Despite being less efficient in the invasion of host cells, antibodies against phase I is always isolated from acute Q fever patients.
- Phase II: characterized by rough lipopolysaccharide capsule and antibodies against phase II have been isolated from chronic Q fever patients.
Q fever as a biological weapon:
- Because of its route of infection it can be used as a biological warfare agent.
- Q-fever is category "B" agent. It is highly contagious and very stable in aerosols in a wide range of temperatures.
- Just 1-2 particles are enough to infect an individual.
- Q-fever microorganisms may survive on surfaces up to 60 days (like sporulating bacteria).
- According to WHO estimates[4], an amount of 50 kg of C. Brutenii if spread in an area of 2 square kilometers is capable of:
- Infecting 500,000 humans
- Killing 150 individuals
- Causing acute illness in 125,000 individuals
- Causing chronic illness in 9,000 individuals
Microscopic pathology:
- C. Brutenii is a gram negative polymorphic intracellular organism.[5]
- It was previously classified as a ricketsia, but now is considered a proteobacterium.
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References
- ↑ Marrie TJ (1990). "Q fever - a review". Can. Vet. J. 31 (8): 555–63. PMC 1480833. PMID 17423643.
- ↑ "Diagnosis of Q Fever".
- ↑ Choyce DP (1992). "Anterior chamber lens exchange". J Cataract Refract Surg. 18 (5): 537. PMID 1489455.
- ↑ "apps.who.int" (PDF).
- ↑ "Q Fever on JSTOR".