Medical term:
ornithosis
ornithosis
[or″nĭ-tho´sis]a term that has been used in various ways, including: (1) to replace the term psittacosis (originally thought to affect only parrots); (2) to refer to Chlamydia psittaci infection in other birds, with the term psittacosis being reserved for infection in parrots and humans; and (3) to refer to Chlamydia psittaci infection in all birds, with the term psittacosis being reserved for human infection.
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or·ni·tho·sis
(ōr'ni-thō'sis),The disease in nonpsittacine birds (domestic fowl, ducks, pigeons, turkeys, and many wild birds) caused by Chamydophila psittaci A zoonoisis. Some apply the term ornithosis to any bird affted by chlamydiosis, though many prefer psitacosis for psittacine birds (for example, parrot, lovebirds, parakeet).
[G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + -osis, condition]
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ornithosis
(ôr′nə-thō′sĭs)n.
See psittacosis.
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psit·ta·co·sis
(sit'ă-kō'sis)An infectious disease in psittacine birds and humans caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Avian infections are mainly inapparent or latent, although acute disease does occur; human infections may result in mild disease with a flulike syndrome or in severe disease, with symptoms of bronchopneumonia.
Synonym(s): ornithosis, Parrot disease (3) , parrot fever.
Synonym(s): ornithosis, Parrot disease (3) , parrot fever.
[G. psittakos, a parrot, + -osis, condition]
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ornithosis
See PSITTACOSIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Chlamydiosis, psittacosis, or ornithosis
Other names for parrot fever in humans.
Mentioned in: Parrot Fever
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