atypical pneumonia

Definitions of atypical pneumonia
  1. noun
    an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
    synonyms: mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia
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    types:
    ornithosis, parrot fever, psittacosis
    an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
    type of:
    respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness
    a disease affecting the respiratory system
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