Symptoms of Q Fever

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Q fever starts with a high fever that lasts for up to three weeks, severe headache, muscle and chest pain and a cough. In the second week of the illness a form of pneumonia develops, but the patient usually recovers.

Sometimes the Q fever lasts a very long time. In such cases, one-third of the people affected develop liver inflammation (hepatitis) and some suffer inflammation of the heart lining (endocarditis).