Q
- Q fever
- A disease caused by a rickettsia-like microbe originally named Rickettsia burnetii, but is now known as Coxiella burnetii. The causative microorganisms are found on the hides of sheep and cattle. It is contracted by breathing in the dried particles carried in dust.
- Quinidine
- A compound similar to quinine used to treat malaria and heart rhythm abnormalities.
- Quinine
- An anti-malarial drug obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree.
