PSITTACOSIS

sĭtəkōˈsĭs or parrot fever, infectious disease caused by the species of Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted to people by birds, particularly parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds. In birds the disease takes the form of an intestinal infection, but in people the illness runs the course of a virus pneumonia; infection follows inhalation of dust from feathers or cage contents or the bite of an infected bird. Human psittacosis, which can be transmitted to others by cough droplets and sputum, is treated the same as pneumonia. The mortality rate may run as high as 30%. Restrictions on bird importation and attention to infected flocks of pigeons have been used to control the disease. Treatment with tetracycline antibiotic is usually effective.

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books on: Psittacosis  - 69 results

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Encyclopedia of Family Health - Vol. 12
Book by David B. Jacoby, Robert M. Youngson; Marshall Cavendish, 2005
Subjects: Health--Encyclopedias, Medicine, Popular--Encyclopedias
Psittacosis Is it true you can catch psittacosis only from parrots, or can you get it from any type of bird? The main sources of psittacosis are parrots, but many species of bird can be carriers of...
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The Arms Race: A Programme for World Disarmament
Book by Philip Noel-Baker; Atlantic Books, 1958
Subjects: Nuclear Disarmament
...food-borne, and contact-borne. Psittacosis parrot fever , plague, dysentery...agents, botulism food poisoning and psittacosis are most likely to have these characteristics...would be less easy to distribute than psittacosis. For this reason, the American Association...
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Miracle of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change
Book by René Dubos; Doubleday, 1959
Subjects: Hygiene, Medicine--History
...on microbial diseases. The course of psittacosis in parakeets, for example, is influenced...the young birds are infected with the psittacosis virus while still in the nest. The...by separating the sexes, deaths from psittacosis disappeared entirely within two months...
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Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice
Book by Aubrey H. Fine; Elsevier/Academic Press, 2006
Subjects: Animals--Therapeutic Use--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Human-Animal Relationships--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Pets--Therapeutic Use--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...control human infec- tions of MAC. Psittacosis (parrot fever) produces flu-like...panied by a dry cough and fever. Psittacosis can be acquired multiple times. People...date, there are no reported cases of psittacosis in people with HIV/AIDS. Those at...
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Encyclopedia of Family Health - Vol. 16
Book by David B. Jacoby, Robert M. Youngson; Marshall Cavendish, 2005
Subjects: Health--Encyclopedias, Medicine, Popular--Encyclopedias
...to tetracyclines, like typhus, psittacosis, and brucellosis. My doctor gave...chlamydial infections (such as psittacosis), typhus, and Rocky Mountain...Infection and infectious diseases; Psittacosis; Side effects <
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Chloramphenicol in Japan: Let It Bleed
Journal article by John F. Hellegers; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 5, 1973
Subjects: Asia
...it." According to Time magazine, chloramphenicol appears to be superior to other, safer alternatives only in treating psittacosis ("parrot fever"), typhoid and pararyphoid fevers, murine typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and one form of meningitis...
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General Semantics and the Revision of Romaji
Journal article by Richard Fiordo; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 64, 2007
Subjects: General semantics--Appreciation, General semantics--Usage, Japanese language--Analysis, Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
...and not to language in action--a world in which we use language not with communicative effect but in a manner akin to psittacosis. We must also respect a perspective from Lee (1949, pp. xvii-xviii) that a "language has within it the means of correction...
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Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act
Journal article by Christine Fisher; Environmental Law, Vol. 32, 2002
Subjects: Conspiracy--Laws, regulations, etc., Game Act, Smuggling--Laws, regulations, etc., Wildlife conservation--Laws, regulations, etc.
...into the United States threatens the health of native species as well as people. (52) Parrots may carry diseases such as psittacosis, which can infect humans, and Newcastle disease, which can kill poultry. (53) In the 1970s, eradication of the latter...
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A Rapid qPCR Screen for Avian Infectious Organisms
Journal article; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 68, 2005
Subjects: Cryptococcus--Causes of, Histoplasma capsulatum--Causes of, Pathogenic fungi--Research
...but not bat) droppings is a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), the causal agent of psittacosis, or parrot fever. Testing for these organisms in environmental samples is now more practical than in the past because of...
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General Semantics and the Revision of Romaji
Journal article by Richard Fiordo; et Cetera, Vol. 64, 2007
Subjects: Foreign language learning, Linguistics, Maps, Travel
...only and not to language in action - a world in which we use language not with communicative effect but in a manner akin to psittacosis. We must also respect a perspective from Lee ( 1949, pp. xvii-xviii) that a "language has within it the means of correction...
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Pet Ownership - Risky Business?
Magazine article by Judy Folkenberg; FDA Consumer, Vol. 24, April 1990
Subjects: Animal carriers of disease--Safety and security measures, Animals as carriers of disease--Safety and security measures, Parrot fever--Diagnosis, Pet owners--Health aspects, Pets--Diseases, Psittacosis--Diagnosis, Ringworm--Diagnosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever--Diagnosis, Tinea--Diagnosis, Toxoplasmosis--Diagnosis, Zoonoses--Diagnosis
...mask and rubber gloves while cleaning the birds cage will help protect against contracting psittacosis. A blood test can confirm the diagnosis of psittacosis, and antibiotics are an effective treatment for the disorder in both humans and birds...
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Keeping Pets (and People) Healthy
Magazine article by Linda Bren; FDA Consumer, Vol. 38, January 2004
Subjects: Animal carriers of disease, Animal diseases--Prevention, Animals as carriers of disease, Animals--Diseases, Animals--Prevention, Pets--Health aspects, United States. Food and Drug Administration
...materials from their habitat." Psittacosis The bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci...cause of a common bird disease, psittacosis. The disease is also called...People exposed to birds with psittacosis should see a health care provider...
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Chlamydia: the Silent STD
Magazine article by John S. Williamson, Christy M. Wyandt; Drug Topics, Vol. 144, September 4, 2000
Subjects: Bacteria, Continuing education, STD, Sexually transmitted diseases, United States
...zoonosis. In addition, there have been reports of outbreaks of psittacosis in both duck and turkey processing plants, illustrating...genetic traits. There continue to be sporadic outbreaks of psittacosis despite the use of medicated feed and the screening of poultry...
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Pet Precautions
Magazine article by Katherine Lee; Working Mother, Vol. 30, December 2006
Subjects: Animal bites, Animal diseases, Bacteria, Pets
...their skin when they move around in their tank. Birds Winged pets can transmit salmonella (through contact with feces) or psittacosis, a bacterial disease. Fish Tank water can be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a skin infection. Livtstock, exotic...
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Sight for Sore Eyes
Magazine article by James A. Zingeser; Natural History, Vol. 113, December 2004
Subjects: Blindness, Disease control, Infectious diseases, Public health, Sub-Saharan Africa, World Health Organization
...reproductive strategy and small size at one time led people to consider them viruses. One species, C. psittaci, causes psittacosis (so-called parrot fever), a respiratory infection transmitted from birds to people. Another, C. pneumonias, causes...
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newspaper articles on: Psittacosis  - 37 results

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The Risk of Kissing Birds
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), April 4, 2011
Subjects: Parrot fever, Psittacosis
...This is because of a disease called Psittacosis (silent aPa). Last week I was asked...which had progressed to pneumonia. Psittacosis is a disease caused by bacterium called...droppings, eye discharge and sneezing. Psittacosis may be under-diagnosed due mainly...
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I'M FREE; Shop Girl Beats EUR7.5m Compo Record after Getting Brain Bug from Parrot
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 1, 2011
Subjects: Parrot fever, Psittacosis
...Limerick native, who is paralysed and wheelchair-bound, suffered permanent brain injuries after contracting chlamydia psittacosis at the Petmania store in 2008. Ms Ingle, who is currently an in-patient at the Midwestern Regional Hospital in Limerick...
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[Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; January 11, 2007
...contracted an extremely rare form of psittacosis from an African grey when its cage was...nearby, said Mr Atherton. Apparently psittacosis comes from the droppings of birds...Doctors are unable to explain why psittacosis caused chronic fatigue syndrome in Mr...
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THE JUDGE; No Wonder John Was as Sick as a Parrot!
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), July 14, 1996
...which confirmed the parrot disease, psittacosis. They said Johns birds would have to...follow. The vet told John that while psittacosis was a parrot disease, humans could...costs relating to his own treatment for psittacosis. Pet City offered a `goodwill payment...
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Cough? Fever? Dicky Tummy? Your Pet Could Be to Blame
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 15, 2009
...budgerigars and cockatiels can transfer a disease called psittacosis, sometimes known as parrot fever, to their owners. The...secretions. Found in more than 130 species of bird, in humans psittacosis can cause symptoms including fever, coughs, organ inflammation...
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encyclopedia articles on: Psittacosis  - 5 results

 
 
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Psittacosis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PSITTACOSIS sit ko sis or parrot fever, infectious disease caused by the species...from feathers or cage contents or the bite of an infected bird. Human psittacosis, which can be transmitted to others by cough droplets and sputum...
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Parrot
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...exercised, however, by selecting birds with known histories, since even apparently healthy birds may be carriers of infectious psittacosis , or parrot fever. Parrots are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Psittaciformes...
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Chlamydia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHLAMYDIA kl mid e , genus of microorganisms that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. Psittacosis, or parrot fever, caused by the species Chlamydia psittaci, is transmitted to people by birds, particularly parrots, parakeets...
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Antibiotic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...antibiotics, are effective against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as against rickettsias and psittacosis-causing organisms (see Grams stain ). Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is another broad-spectrum antibiotic, effective in the...
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Parrot Fever
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PARROT FEVER see psittacosis . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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