Hi Folks,
Q fever is a potentially deadly disease. It pops up in unusual places and in unsuspecting victims, and it does not just affect farmers or people who deal with livestock. Traditionally, the disease is well known to those who come into close contact with cattle, sheep, and goats, but it also comes from other animals such as kangaroos, bandicoots, camels, dogs <g class="gr_ gr_44 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="44" data-gr-id="44">and</g> cats.
Q fever is considered a "re-emerging pathogen of increasing public health importance", according to the Australian Federal Department of Health.
It reported that people who lived on the outskirts of the city in areas with denser wildlife populations, including marsupials, were at risk.
Feeling fluey? Know the signs of Q fever
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| Feeling fluey? Know the signs of Q fever |
| Posted November 22, <g class="gr_ gr_76 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="76" data-gr-id="76"><g class="gr_ gr_78 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="78" data-gr-id="78">2018</g></g> 09:22:48 Q fever is a potentially deadly disease. It pops up in unusual places and in unsuspecting victims, and it does not just affect farmers or people who deal with livestock. |
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