Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An infectious disease of parrots and related birds caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci, that is communicable to humans, in whom it produces high fever, severe headache, and symptoms similar to pneumonia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An infectious influenza-like disease of parrots, which may be transmitted to man in the form of disease of the lungs.
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- noun pathology An infection by
Chlamydia bacteria , caught from infectedbirds , and characterised byfever ,pneumonia andheadaches .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun infectious disease of birds
- noun an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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It was presumed to be due to a virus, and as Australia's only recognized virologist, material from guinea pigs was sent down to him. 8 On histological examination of tissues from an infected mouse he noticed a "vague herringbone pattern" which recalled what he had seen in psittacosis and had read about for rickettsiae, and using Castaneda's stain he had no doubt that the organism was a rickettsia.
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Birds, especially parrots, can give people a disease called psittacosis, sometimes also referred to as parrot fever, which is caused by bacteria in the droppings, on the feathers, and in the nasal secretions of infected birds.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Birds, especially parrots, can give people a disease called psittacosis, sometimes also referred to as parrot fever, which is caused by bacteria in the droppings, on the feathers, and in the nasal secretions of infected birds.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Birds, especially parrots, can give people a disease called psittacosis, sometimes also referred to as parrot fever, which is caused by bacteria in the droppings, on the feathers, and in the nasal secretions of infected birds.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Birds, especially parrots, can give people a disease called psittacosis, sometimes also referred to as parrot fever, which is caused by bacteria in the droppings, on the feathers, and in the nasal secretions of infected birds.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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The Disease is called psittacosis - also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosis - is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci) and contracted not only from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, but also from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird.
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The Disease is called psittacosis - also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosis - is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci) and contracted not only from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, but also from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird.
WN.com - Articles related to Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests 2010
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Parrot fever, also known as psittacosis, must be reported to the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet) as well as infectious disease specialists at local health authorities.
Latest Articles 2009
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He insisted my lungs looked like I had psittacosis.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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Why, for example, weaponize tularemia (rabbit fever) and psittacosis (parrot fever)?
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