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ornithosis /or·ni·tho·sis/ (or″nĭ-tho´sis) psittacosis.
Chlamydiosis, psittacosis, or ornithosis Other names for parrot fever in humans. Mentioned in: Parrot Fever
ornithosis. See psittacosis. 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.
ornithosis a systemic, contagious disease of nonpsittacine birds including domestic poultry, transmissible to humans, caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. The avian disease is called also chlamydiosis. In psittacine birds and humans the same disease is called psittacosis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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