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parrot_fever

parrot fever

English

Noun

parrot fever ‎(uncountable)

(pathology, veterinary medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from many species of bird.

Synonyms

ornithosis, parrot disease, psittacosis

Translations

disease

Finnish: papukaijakuume, ornitoosi, psittakoosi
Hungarian: papagájkór

Scottish Gaelic: galar-pearraide m
Turkish: papağan ateşi (tr), papağan hastalığı, psitakoz