Q: Which specialist doctor should be consulted for this condition?
A: You should consult an Infectious disease doctor.
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Q: Is there a vaccine for Q Fever?
A: Yes a vaccine has been developed in Australia. It was introduced for use in ‘at risk’ people in the year 2001.
Q: Who are at risk of developing Q Fever?
A:
- Those with pre-existing valvular heart disease
- Ones with a history of vascular graft
- Transplant recipients
- Patients with cancer
- Those with chronic kidney disease
- Occupational risk-Veterinary doctors, meat processing plant workers, sheep and dairy workers, livestock farmers, and researchers at facilities housing sheep
Q: How bad is Q Fever in a pregnant woman?
A: Q Fever compromises pregnancy. An infection during early pregnancy may lead to abortion. A later infection may cause fetal death, prematurity or at times result in an uneventful normal delivery. Patients infected during pregnancy develop chronic infection of the uterus and this leads to multiple abortions in the future.
