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Infectious disease of birds
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psittacosis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. infectious disease of birds [syn: parrot disease ] an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: parrot fever , ornithosis ]
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Psittacosis — also known as parrot fever , and ornithosis — is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from infected parrots , such as macaws , cockatiels and budgerigars , and pigeons , sparrows ...
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n. (context disease English) An infection by ''Chlamydia'' bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.
Usage examples of psittacosis.
African swine fever for pigs, and ornithosis and psittacosis to strike down chickens.
Rudolf, meet Saint Montague Hayward, chairman of the Royal Commission for Investigating the Incidence of Psittacosis among Dromedaries, and managing editor of The Blunt Instrument, canonized this very day for assassinating a reader who thought a blackleg was something to do with varicose veins.