Texas Department of State Health Services Home


   

Find Services | News & Information | Rules & Regulations | Business Information 
 (Buscar)
Topics A-Z   Contact IDCU

Description

Zoonosis Control Group

Q FeverQ Fever
(Coxiella burnetii)
ICD-9 083.0; ICD-10 A78
Q fever is a disease caused by a rickettsia, which is a microscopic organism. Many kinds of wild and domestic animals as well as people can get this disease. Infected animals spread the disease by direct contact, through aerosols, or through their milk.


Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2005

Texas Department of State Health Services - Infectious Disease Control Unit
1100 West 49th Street, Suite T801, Mail Code: 1960 PO BOX 149347 - Austin, TX 78714-9347
(512) 458-7676 - Fax: (512) 458-7616 -

Topics A-Z / Site Map

Contact Us | Compact with Texans | Homeland Security | Internet Policy | Site Map | Statewide Search | Texas Online