CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT OF Q FEVER

Abstract

The Q fever is indicated by the chills, headaches, located in the temples, muscular pain, increased temperature. In the clinical chart the affection seems to be of the organs of respiration, indicated by the bronchitis and pneumonia. The most frequent symptom (76%) is the enlarged liver. The blood was varied in leukopenia, Turk cells and hystocytes. Fever period lasts 4-13 days, averaging 6-9. In 4% of the cases there were relapses. A high therapeutic effect was obtained by use of biomycin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676956

Entities

People

  • I. I. Shchetinina

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Bronchitis
  • Cells
  • Central Nervous System
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eye
  • Hematologic Tests
  • High Temperature
  • Infection
  • Leukocytes
  • Nervous System
  • Pain
  • Q Fever
  • Respiration
  • Respiratory System
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology