psittacosis

psittacosis /psit·ta·co·sis/ (sit?ah-ko´sis) a disease due to a strain of Chlamydia psittaci, first seen in parrots and later in other birds and domestic fowl; it is transmissible to humans, usually taking the form of a pneumonia accompanied by fever, cough, and often splenomegaly. See also ornithosis.

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psit·ta·co·sis (st-kss)

n.

An infectious disease of parrots and related birds that is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci and that is communicable to humans, in whom it produces high fever, severe headache, and symptoms similar to pneumonia. Also called parrot fever.

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psittacosis

a disease of psittacine birds caused by Chlamydophila psittaci and also the zoonotic disease caused by infection with this species; first seen in parrots and later found in other birds and domestic fowl, in which it is called ornithosis. It is transmissible to humans. In birds psittacosis causes a systemic infection and signs including diarrhea and ocular and nasal discharge.

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psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum group

the family Chlamydiaceae of organisms.