Mondo Description A bacterial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. It is transmitted to humans by the inhalation of infected air particles or contact with fluids and feces of infected animals. Signs and symptoms include the abrupt onset of fever, headache, myalgias, and weakness.

Disease Ontology Description A primary bacterial infectious disease that is a zoonotic infectious disease affecting multiple organs, has_material_basis_in Coxiella burnetii, which is transmitted_by inhalation of air contaminated by barnyard dust containing dried placental material, birth fluids, or excreta of infected herd animals, transmitted_by ingestion of contaminated milk, transmitted_by tick bites and transmitted_by contact with infected person. The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom headache, has_symptom cough, has_symptom pleuritic chest pain, has_symptom myalgia and has_symptom arthralgia.