Q fever: an issue in occupational health & safety? An overview of the methods of control and the effects of Coxiella burnetii on the human host.
Q Fever has proved to be a virulent infectious disease for a great many years. A number of epidemics have occurred among laboratory workers engaged in research on C burnetii but few fatalities have been recorded and the course of the disease is generally uncomplicated and benign (Braunwald et al, 1987). By following the recommendations of a large number of scientists, implementing and maintaining basic control measures, the risk of contamination will be kept at a minimum.
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D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011778:Q Fever / Q000517:prevention & control; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D013752:Tetracycline