Disease or Syndrome
psittacosis
[ sit-uh-koh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Chlamydophila Infections
Etymology:
Greek psittakos = a parrot + -osis = condition
Definitions related to psittacosis:
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(ornithosis) Disease caused by the Chlamydophila psittaci bacteria, usually transmitted from birds to humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Infection with CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), transmitted to humans by inhalation of dust-borne contaminated nasal secretions or excreta of infected BIRDS. This infection results in a febrile illness characterized by PNEUMONITIS and systemic manifestations.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Psittacosis is an infection caused by the obligatory intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. The term psittacosis is derived from the Greek word for parrot, psittakos, and was first used by Morange in 1892.WebMD, 2019
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Psittacosis is an infection caused by the obligate, intracellular, gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia psittaci (formerly known as Chlamyodophila psittaci ). It is a pathogen of birds and mammals; humans are an accidental host. Infection in humans occurs in all age groups worldwide. It causes community-acquired, atypical pneumonia and...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Psittacosis, infectious disease of worldwide distribution caused by a bacterial parasite (Chlamydia psittaci) and transmitted to humans from various birds. The infection has been found in about 70 different species of birds; parrots and parakeets (Psittacidae, from which the disease is named)...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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