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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The organism is present mainly in the secretions of cattle and sheep. Any occupation that involves contact with cattle and sheep increases the risk of the disease. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
One can get Q fever by drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk, or after inhaling dust or droplets in the air that are contaminated with animal feces, blood, or birth products. | One can get Q fever by drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk, or after inhaling dust or droplets in the air that are contaminated with animal feces, blood, or birth products. | ||
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Overview
The organism is present mainly in the secretions of cattle and sheep. Any occupation that involves contact with cattle and sheep increases the risk of the disease.
Risk Factors
One can get Q fever by drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk, or after inhaling dust or droplets in the air that are contaminated with animal feces, blood, or birth products. Some studies have shown more men to be affected than women,[1][2] which may be attributed to different employment rates in typical professions.
"At risk" occupations include, but are not limited to:[3][4]
- Animal transporters
- Farmers
- Hide (tannery) workers
- Laboratory workers handling potentially infected veterinary samples or visiting abattoirs
- People who cull and process kangaroos
- Shearers
- Stockyard workers
- Veterinary personnel
References
- ↑ Domingo P, Muñoz C, Franquet T, Gurguí M, Sancho F, Vazquez G (1999). "Acute Q fever in adult patients: report on 63 sporadic cases in an urban area". Clin. Infect. Dis. 29 (4): 874–9. doi:10.1086/520452. PMID 10589906. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Dupuis G, Petite J, Péter O, Vouilloz M (1987). "An important outbreak of human Q fever in a Swiss Alpine valley". Int J Epidemiol. 16 (2): 282–7. doi:10.1093/ije/16.2.282. PMID 3301708. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Choyce DP (1992). "Anterior chamber lens exchange". J Cataract Refract Surg. 18 (5): 537. PMID 1489455.
- ↑ Ishikawa H, Maeda H, Takamatsu H, Saito Y (1979). "Systemic hyalinosis (juvenile hyaline fibromatosis). Ultrastructure of the hyaline with particular reference to the cross-banded structure". Arch. Dermatol. Res. 265 (2): 195–206. PMID 88923.