Had Q Fever. Weight loss I loved, infectious hepatitis, not being able to walk without aid and other issues took months to clean up. Another workers kidney were attacked by it. Nasty thing for them to be playing with. Meatworks job great money but not so good on the health.
I'm sorry you were ill. My post was total sarcasm due to the fact that I learned about Q almost 3 years ago and have been here ever since. It never pays to be sarcastic. Sorry.
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Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii)
Pedro Pablo España et al. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug.
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Q fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the Coxiella burnetii bacterium. It is an obligate intracellular pathogen with a high infection capacity that proliferates exclusively in an acidified medium, forming a lysosome-like vacuole. It presents a peculiar phenomenon called "antigenic phase variation," produced by a modification in the complexity of the membrane lipopolysaccharides. Q fever can be found worldwide and presents variable clinical features and geographical distribution. It mostly affects people in rural areas who are in contact with animals. The most common type of transmission to humans is via the inhalation of aerosols containing the pathogen, especially those formed from placental derivatives. Wild animals, domestic animals, and ticks are the principal reservoirs.Diagnosis is mainly made by indirect methods such as serology or by direct methods such as microbiological cultures or tests that detect the specific DNA. Typically, there are two clinical presentations: the acute disease, which is more frequent and often asymptomatic, and a persistent focalized infection in 4 to 5% of patients, generally with a poor evolution. Treatment of the acute form in both children and adults consists of administering doxycycline, while persistent focalized infection
should be treated with at least two antibiotics, such as
doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.
Several measures should be undertaken to minimize exposure among people working with animals or handling birth products. Different vaccines have been developed to prevent infection, though few data are available.
I believe I came down with the Q fever almost 3 years ago :)
Had Q Fever. Weight loss I loved, infectious hepatitis, not being able to walk without aid and other issues took months to clean up. Another workers kidney were attacked by it. Nasty thing for them to be playing with. Meatworks job great money but not so good on the health.
Yikes! What is it and how do you catch it?
It comes from being around cattle at meatwork, the ticks crap evidently. You breath it in. Vax for it but back then they didnt push it. Attached a link for you https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/q-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20352995
Thank you. I'll check it out. I've never heard of it before. Sorry you had to go through that but I'm glad you're alright now.
I'm sorry you were ill. My post was total sarcasm due to the fact that I learned about Q almost 3 years ago and have been here ever since. It never pays to be sarcastic. Sorry.
So sorry, sometimes when in a rush reading I miss the obvious sarcasm etc.
I'm the one who should be sorry about my sarcasm. I will quit doing this.
Don't ever stop being yourself on my account. My fault I didn't read properly.
Careful, it's VERY contagious.... some say nothing can stop it.
You could have it and not even know and give it to your grandma, be afraid! Mask up, vax harder!
Lol!
STOP COINCIDENCE-ING I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Noice.
pubmed logo Advanced Review Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii) Pedro Pablo España et al. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug. Show details
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Abstract
Q fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the Coxiella burnetii bacterium. It is an obligate intracellular pathogen with a high infection capacity that proliferates exclusively in an acidified medium, forming a lysosome-like vacuole. It presents a peculiar phenomenon called "antigenic phase variation," produced by a modification in the complexity of the membrane lipopolysaccharides. Q fever can be found worldwide and presents variable clinical features and geographical distribution. It mostly affects people in rural areas who are in contact with animals. The most common type of transmission to humans is via the inhalation of aerosols containing the pathogen, especially those formed from placental derivatives. Wild animals, domestic animals, and ticks are the principal reservoirs.Diagnosis is mainly made by indirect methods such as serology or by direct methods such as microbiological cultures or tests that detect the specific DNA. Typically, there are two clinical presentations: the acute disease, which is more frequent and often asymptomatic, and a persistent focalized infection in 4 to 5% of patients, generally with a poor evolution. Treatment of the acute form in both children and adults consists of administering doxycycline, while persistent focalized infection
should be treated with at least two antibiotics, such as
doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.
Several measures should be undertaken to minimize exposure among people working with animals or handling birth products. Different vaccines have been developed to prevent infection, though few data are available.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32629489/
Then COVID was Q fever?
Link to article...?