Meaning Of The Word Psittacosis
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Psittacosis Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Psittacosis?
psittacosis in American English
an acute or chronic disease of birds, esp. birds of the parrot order, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia psittaci): often transmitted to humans, in whom it is characterized by fever and pneumonia noun: a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans psittacosis in British English noun: a disease of parrots, caused by the obligate intracellular parasite Chlamydia psittaci, that can be transmitted to humans, in whom it produces inflammation of the lungs and pneumonia |
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