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Queensland fever
An acute infection caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnettii, marked by pneumonia, high fever, nausea, and vomiting. It typically lasts for a short period, and recovery is almost always expected. This condition is also known as Q fever.
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Triple quartan
Malaria with three overlapping fever cycles that don’t occur simultaneously, generally leading to daily fever episodes.
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Double quartan
Malaria characterized by two overlapping fever cycles that don’t align, typically causing fever on two consecutive days.
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Quadroon
A child born to one white parent and one mulatto parent.
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Pyostatic
Something that inhibits the production of pus.
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Pyosepticemia
The simultaneous occurrence of pyemia and septicemia.
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Pyopneumopericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium with an accumulation of pus and gas within it.
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Pyophthaimia
Inflammation and pus formation in the eye.
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Pyoperitoneum
A buildup of pus in the abdominal peritoneal cavity.
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Pyopericardium
A buildup of pus in the pericardium.
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