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Psittacosis

Psittacosis: Introduction

Psittacosis: An infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted mainly by infected birds but also by some mammals. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Psittacosis is available below.

Symptoms of Psittacosis

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Psittacosis: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Psittacosis

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Fever
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • FEVER
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Pneumonia
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Ornithosis
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Lassa fever
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Fever
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Fever
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • FEVER
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Less Common Symptoms of Psittacosis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Psittacosis?

Misdiagnosis and Psittacosis

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma, smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection). See other types of chronic lung diseases....read more »

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Causes of Psittacosis

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Treatments for Psittacosis

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Source: HealthDay News

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Prognosis for Psittacosis

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Statistics for Psittacosis

Psittacosis: Broader Related Topics

Types of Psittacosis

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Definitions of Psittacosis:

Bacteria in the genus of Chlamydophila infecting primarily birds; contains eight known serovars, some of which infect more than one type of host, including humans. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Infectious disease of birds - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Psittacosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Psittacosis, or a subtype of Psittacosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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