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Abstract
Infection with CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), transmitted to humans by inhalation of dust-borne contaminated nasal secretions or excreta of infected BIRDS. This infection results in a febrile illness characterized by PNEUMONITIS and systemic manifestations.
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- Ornithosis
- Ornithoses
- Psittacoses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2006 (1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Psittacosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009956. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009956
- Psittacosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacosis
- Psittacosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164727