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parrot fever
(redirected from Bird Handler’s Disease)

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parrot fever
n.

parrot fever, disease
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (Medicine / Pathology) another name for psittacosis
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Noun1.parrot fever - an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
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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