An opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus

• Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
• Characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
• Disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs

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Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus . The majority of cases occur in people with underlying illnesses such as tuberculosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but ...

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n. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys [syn: brooder pneumonia ] an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions ...

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n. (context medicine English) Any of various infections by fungus of the genus ''Aspergillus'' that cause granulomatous lesions