Prognosis of Q fever

Prognosis for Q fever: In general, most patients will recover to good health within several months without any treatment. Only 1%-2% of people with acute Q fever die of the disease. (Source: excerpt from Q Fever: DVRD) ...see also Overview of Q fever

Q fever: Duration statistics

Duration of Q fever: about 2 weeks ...see also Overview of Q fever

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Mortality rate for Q fever: Only 1%-2% of people with acute Q fever die of the disease. (Source: excerpt from Q Fever: DVRD)

Complications:

Complications of Q fever may include:

• Pneumonia
• Endocarditis
• Aortic heart valve endocarditis (see Heart symptoms)
• Mitral valve endocarditis (see Heart symptoms)
• Weight loss
• more complications...»

Complications of Q fever from the Diseases Database include:

• Aortic valve incompetence
• Liver granuloma
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Pancytopenia
• Endocarditis
• more complications...»

See also complications of Q fever.

Q fever: Research More

• Q fever: Introduction
• Symptoms: Q fever
• Complications: Q fever
• Treatments: Q fever

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Q fever usually refers to the likely outcome of Q fever. The prognosis of Q fever may include the duration of Q fever, chances of complications of Q fever, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Q fever, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Q fever. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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