NOUN | state | psittacosis, parrot disease | infectious disease of birds |
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state | psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis | an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds |
Meaning | infectious disease of birds. | |
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Synonym | parrot disease | |
Broader | animal disease | A disease that typically does not affect human beings |
Spanish | psitacosis | |
Catalan | psitacosi |
Meaning | An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds. | |
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Synonyms | parrot fever, ornithosis | |
Broader | atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia | An acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing |
Spanish | psitacosis | |
Catalan | psitacosi |
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