Psittacosis

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• Synonyms

  • Ornithosis
  • Psitticosis
  • Parrot fever

• Causes

  • Chlamydis psittaci infection
  • Avian

• Effects

  • Fever of unknown origin
  • Erythema nodosum
  • Horder's spots
  • Infectious encephalitis
  • Splenic response to infection
  • Atypical pneumonia
  • Bacterial endocarditis

• Parents

  • Zoonosis

• Treatments

  • Tetracycline

• Description

  • "Caught by aspiration of bird-contaminated particles. Incubation period of 5�69 days Severe pneumonia requiring intensive-care support may occur."