Q fever, which is caused by Coxiella bumetii, is a worldwide zoonotic infectious disease and ruminants are the main reservoir for human infections. Humans become infected primarily by inhaling aerosols that are contaminated with C. bumetii. Ingestion (particularly drinking raw milk) and person-to-person transmission are minor routes. Animals shed the bacterium in urine and faeces, and in very high concentrations in birth by-products. The bacterium persists in the environment in a resistant spore-like form which may become airborne and transported long distances by the wind. Q fever is considered primarily an occupational disease of workers in close contact with farm animals or processing their products, however, it may occur also in persons without direct contact. To prevent the introduction and spread of Q fever infection, preventive measures should be implemented including immunisation with currently available vaccines of domestic animals and humans at risk.
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- bakteriální vakcíny aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- chov zvířat MeSH
- dobytek mikrobiologie MeSH
- feces mikrobiologie MeSH
- kontrola infekce metody MeSH
- látky znečišťující vzduch v pracovním prostředí analýza imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mikrobiologie vzduchu MeSH
- nemoci z povolání epidemiologie prevence a kontrola MeSH
- pracovní expozice prevence a kontrola statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Q-horečka epidemiologie přenos MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- znečištění ovzduší prevence a kontrola statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- zoonózy epidemiologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
