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Meaning of "parrot fever" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARROT FEVER

parrot fever


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARROT FEVER

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Parrot fever is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PARROT FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psittacosis

In medicine, psittacosis — also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis — is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, and pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird. The incidence of infection in canaries and finches is believed to be lower than in psittacine birds. In certain contexts, the word "psittacosis" is used when the disease is carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, whereas "ornithosis" is used when other birds carry the disease.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARROT FEVER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PARROT FEVER

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Synonyms and antonyms of parrot fever in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parrot fever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARROT FEVER

Find out the translation of parrot fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of parrot fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parrot fever» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

鹦鹉学舌
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre del loro
570 millions of speakers
en

English

parrot fever
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तोता बुखार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمى الببغاء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

попугай лихорадка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

febre do papagaio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারট জ্বর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la fièvre de perroquet
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Demam parrot
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Papageienkrankheit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

オウム病
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

앵무새 열
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Demam parrot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốt vẹt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கிளிஃப் காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोपट ताप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Papağan ateşi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

febbre pappagallo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

gorączka papuga
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

папуга лихоманка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

febră papagal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψιττακίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papegaai koors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papegoja feber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

papegøye feber
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARROT FEVER»

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Parrot Fever
An extraordinary poem written by the winner of the Governor General’s Award for poetry, this extended verse is presented in surreal tandem with brilliant full-color collages as it follows Tuco, the parrot sage who acts as every person's ...
Joe Rosenblatt, 2002
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Parrot Fever
Published posthumously, Jack Kerouac's daughter's autobiographical novel follows two beautiful half-sisters as they criss-cross the nation in a mostly unromantic trek peppered with abusive lovers, exhaustion, and fake camaraderie. Reprint.
Jan Kerouac, Phil Cousineau, 2003
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New Parrot Handbook
Parrot Fever (Psittacosis) Parrot fever is an infectious disease, caused by an intracellular parasite, Chlamydia, that, despite its name, is not limited to parrots. The parasites causing it have been found in more than 100 other bird species ( that is, ...
Werner Lantermann, Matthew M. Vriends, 1986
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Better Doctors, Better Patients, Better Decisions: ...
Consider the parrot fever panic of 1930 (Lepore 2009). At the time, newspaper reports had just appeared about a disease called parrot fever, or psittacosis, which had spread through South America and Europe. Little was known about the ...
Gerd Gigerenzer, John Armstrong Muir Gray, 2011
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Weekly World News
Psittacosis or "parrot fever" — Pet birds can cause parrot fever. "In most healthy people, parrot fever is like an influenza virus," said veterinarian Dr. Steve Smith. " But in older people, young children or people with less resistance, it becomes ...
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Chicken Health For Dummies
Parrot fever: Of domesticated poultry, turkeys are the most common carriers of parrot fever bacteria, but a few confirmed chicken cases have been reported. Compared to other birds, chickens are quite resistant to infection with parrot fever  ...
Julie Gauthier, Ludlow, 2012
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The Conure Handbook
Chlamydiosis, also called psittacosis or parrot fever. This disease was once commonly called parrot fever and you may hear it referred to as psittacosis, ornithosis, or chlamydio- sis. Caused by Chlamydia psittaci, it is spread by fecal matter, ...
Anne C. Watkins, 2004
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Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of ...
Psittacosis (Ornithosis, Parrot Fever, Chlamydiosis) Reservoir and Incidence. The genus Chlamydia contains three species: C. psittaci, C. trachomatis, and C. pneumoniae. Only C. psittaci is widely distributed among animals and is recognized ...
Committee on Occupational Safety and Health in Research Animal Facilities, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Commission on Life Sciences, 1997
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Lifelines: Marian Engel's Writings
A dose of parrot fever revives Harriet's capacity for dream by pitching her into the domain of the surreal. At the same time, a fantastic trans-Canada bicycle race restores her sense of hope. Together with Harriet's parrot fever, the trans-Canada  ...
Christl Verduyn, 1995
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Government and Public Health in America
In October 1929 some nine people were reported to have died of 'parrot fever' in Buenos Aires and the disease was believed to have spread to Europe and the United States through parrots imported from the area. In January 1930 the ...
Ronald Hamowy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARROT FEVER»

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Medical Matters: Pooches with parasites and toxic tomcats - hazards …
... scratches, saliva and contact with faeces among the common routes of infection, while psittacosis or parrot fever is contracted when humans ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Are pets hazardous to your health?
Psittacosis, also known as “parrot fever” is a virulent respiratory, and later, systemic zoonotic infection that can be found in exotic birds as well ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
3
What bugs can you catch from your pets?
Bites and scratches from pets can lead to diseases such as pasterurellosis and cat-scratch disease; while psittacosis or parrot fever is ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Bristol man diagnosed with PARROT fever caught from pet
Public Health England has issued an alert that the man, from Bristol, has been diagnosed with psittacosis - commonly known as parrot fever. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Pet disease: Is your pet going to make you ill?
Some infections are household names, such as worms, whereas others, like “parrot fever,” are more exotic. The small risks are usually ... «Fox 59, May 15»
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7 Illnesses You Can Get From Your Pet
Parrot fever (psittacosis). Your bird could transmit the bacteria Chlamydophila psittaci if you inhale dried secretions containing it, even though ... «Newsmax, May 15»
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CBS2 Exclusive: Rescued Exotic Bird Tests Positive For Contagious …
Olivia Schmalfuss' doctor suspects she may have caught parrot fever from her bird. “I got very sick, and I had chills and fever,” Schmalfuss said. «CBS Local, Apr 15»
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Pets: are you aware of the risks to human health?
Despite its name, parrot fever does not only occur in parrots - all birds can be affected. However, human transmission of the disease most ... «Medical News Today, Apr 15»
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How a Former Isolation Hospital Became a Public Library
Built in 1923, the building began life as the Pasadena Isolation Hospital, became a research lab to study parrot fever (psittacosis), then a facility ... «Hometown Pasadena, Apr 15»
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Health fears after bird disease found
The disease, which is also known as parrot fever, can be transmitted to humans, most commonly by breathing in dried bird faeces - and in some ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
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