ornithosis
[awr-nuh-thoh-sis]
- psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
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Origin of ornithosis
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ornithosis
- a disease identical to psittacosis that occurs in birds other than parrots and can be transmitted to man
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ornithosis
(ôr′nə-thō′sĭs)- A disease of birds caused by Chlamydia psittaci and contracted by humans through contact with infected birds.
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