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psittacosis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ornithosis, parrot fever |
| Type of | atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia |
psittacosis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parrot disease |
| Type of | animal disease |
Examples of psittacosis
psittacosis
It was around this time that he contracted psittacosis.
From the independent.co.uk
It began after a ferry employee contracted psittacosis, a disease humans can get from bird droppings, Gruver said.
From the stltoday.com
He was also involved in two projects that were not viral, the characterisation of the causative agents of psittacosis and Q fever.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fortunately to become infected with psittacosis close contact is required with the affected birds and infection from wild birds is not usual.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
Psittacosis is not considered a serious health threat to people, although it must be treated to prevent the symptoms from becoming progressively worse.
From the upi.com
Poisoning, psittacosis, and acclimatized were also called miasma in ancient China because they did not accurately understand the cause of the disease.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A high proportion of pigeons are affected by psittacosis caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci, which can cause an acute generalised respiratory disease in humans.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
- Infectious disease of birds
- An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
- In medicine (pulmonology), 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 ...
- Psittacose / maladie du perroquet
- From birds of the parrot family.
