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ornithosis

DEFINITIONS OF: ornithosis

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n an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

Synonyms:
parrot fever, psittacosis
Type of:
atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia
an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
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