Psittacosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment Psittacosis is a disease you get from contact with birds infected with Chlamydia psittaci bacteria Symptoms include fever, cough and muscle pain If you work with birds, or have pet birds, you should know your risk for the bacterial infection psittacosis
About Psittacosis | Psittacosis | CDC Psittacosis is a disease caused by bacteria called Chlamydia psittaci These bacteria infect birds more often than people Up until recently, scientists called the bacteria Chlamydophila psittaci
Psittacosis - Washington State Department of Health Psittacosis (also known as parrot fever and ornithosis) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci that people get from birds Infection with C psittaci is most commonly found in psittacine (parrot-type) birds, such as cockatiels, parakeets, cockatoos, macaws, and other parrots
Chlamydia psittaci - Wikipedia Chlamydia psittaci is a lethal intracellular bacterial species that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in other mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans Potential hosts include feral birds and domesticated poultry, as well as cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses
Psittacosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Psittacosis represents a zoonotic bacterial infectious disease caused by the obligate intracellular organism, Chlamydia psittaci Psittacosis, also called parrot fever and ornithosis, is transmitted from contact with infected birds and causes a wide-ranging spectrum of disease and severity
Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed . . . The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general