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parrot fever

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parrot fever

parrot disease

1. (Veterinary Science) another name for psittacosis

2. (Pathology) another name for psittacosis

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psit•ta•co•sis

(ˌsɪt əˈkoʊ sɪs)

n.

a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans. Also called parrot fever.

[1895–1900; < Latin psittac(us) parrot (< Greek psittakós) + -osis]

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parrot fever - an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

ornithosis, psittacosis

atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia - an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults

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Psittacosis or parrot fever is a disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, a Gram-negative coccus and obligate intracellular bacteria [9] and has been reported to be most common in orders Psittaciformes and Columbiformes.

Determination of hematological values and detection of Chlamydophila psittaci antibodies in captive blue-naped parrots at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center

The disease is sometimes referred to as parrot fever. It typically affects cockatiels, parakeets, parrots and macaws.

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Chlamydophila psittaci, an obligate, intracellular, gram-negative bacterium, has 7 known genotypes (A F and E/B) (1), All genotypes can be transmitted to humans and cause psittacosis or parrot fever (2).