Parrot fever, also known as psittacosis, must be reported to the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet) as well as infectious disease specialists at local health authorities. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The Disease is called psittacosis - also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosis - is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci) and contracted not only from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, but also from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests] Reference
He insisted my lungs looked like I had psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [After the Diagnosis] Reference
Rickettsia: typhus, Rocky Mountain fever, Q fever, the psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [LAS TUNAS MASS RALLY-28TH ANNIV. OF ASSAULT ON] Reference
Why, for example, weaponize tularemia (rabbit fever) and psittacosis (parrot fever)?. From Wordnik.com. [Botox injections interfere with somatic response - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Not the one who listed “toxoplasmosis, psittacosis, and ringworm” as the major risks. From Wordnik.com. [Umpire kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
This work with psittacosis activated his interest in the ecology of infectious diseases, which he developed in his first semi-popular book Biological Aspects of Infectious. From Wordnik.com. [The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute] Reference
Amanda De La Garza says she contracted the bacterial infection psittacosis, also known as “parrot fever,” from a cockatiel she bought at a Corpus Christi, Texas PetSmart. From Wordnik.com. [PetSmart Sued in 'Parrot Fever' Death] Reference
PetSmart also states that, “all cockatiels receive a 14-day course of antibiotics and then a seven-day isolation period to protect people against psittacosis,” according to ABC News. From Wordnik.com. [PetSmart Sued in 'Parrot Fever' Death] Reference
The studies on psittacosis brought home to Burnet the importance of latent infections in diseases of vertebrates as well as in bacteria, in which he had long before recognized the nature of lysogeny. From Wordnik.com. [The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute] Reference
Um… psittacosis is birds, virtually every cat and most humans have been exposed to toxoplasmosis already and cats only shed toxoplasmosis for a very few days once in their entire life, and if your cat has ringworm I suggest you get to the vet. From Wordnik.com. [Video: I Can Haz Pancakes? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Following his principle of working on infectious diseases that had impinged on the Australian public and might have a viral etiology, he undertook studies on psittacosis and a novel disease that had been in Queensland abattoir workers, Q (for query) fever. From Wordnik.com. [The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute] Reference
Only about 50 cases of psittacosis in the U.S. are reported annually. From Wordnik.com. [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference
And now the entire office is sick with histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, psittacosis, chiamdiosis, etc. From Wordnik.com. [B3ta] Reference
Health experts say pigeon droppings have been associated with three diseases: Histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis and psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [KETV.com - Local News] Reference
David Levison, working in Dundee, describes the woman with the heart disease psittacosis caught from her husband's pet tropical birds, and the man with bladder stones caused by overdosing on indigestion tablets. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The one he should really be concerned about is psittacosis - also known as parrot fever - which is a zoonotic infection that can be contracted by not only parrots, but ... pigeons and can cause pneumonia, diarrhea, conjunctivitis and other yummy things. From Wordnik.com. [CHARTattack:News Feed] Reference
PS, psittacosis is birds, toxoplasmosis is incredibly common but each cat only sheds it for a few days once in their life and it’s only dangerous to a pregnant woman who has never been exposed before or to someone with a compromised immune system, and ringworm is a fungus that the vet should darned well be treating. From Wordnik.com. [Umpire kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Toxoplasmosis, psittacosis and ringworm. From Wordnik.com. [Video: I Can Haz Pancakes? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
I cause a lung infection called psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
Histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis and psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference
B. psittacosis. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
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