Medical Definition of Nine mile fever

1. An acute (abrupt-onset), self-limited febrile illness first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, but for query since the cause of the disease was long a query (question mark). It is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, a rickettsia which mainly afflicts sheep and cattle but can be transmitted to humans who have contact with infected animals. Symptoms resemble those of influenza and include sudden onset of fever, headache, malaise, and pneumonia (interstitial pneumonitis) but no rash. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nine Mile Fever

ninetieth
ninetieths
ninety
ninety-eight
ninety-fifth
ninety-five
ninety-four
ninety-nine
ninety-one
ninety-seven
ninety-six
ninety-three
ninety-two
Nineveh
nine iron
nine mile fever (current term)
nine times
Ningal
Ningirsu
Ningishzida
Ninhursag
ninhydrin
ninhydrin
ninhydrin-Schiff stain
ninhydrins
ninhydrin reaction
Ninib
Ninigi
Ninigino-Mikoto
ninja

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