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Definition of Ornithosis
1. Noun. An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds.
Generic synonyms: Atypical Pneumonia, Mycoplasmal Pneumonia, Primary Atypical Pneumonia
Definition of Ornithosis
1. Noun. (medicine) The avian disease psittacosis when transmitted to humans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ornithosis
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Medical Definition of Ornithosis
1. Infection with chlamydia psittaci, transmitted to man by inhalation of dust-borne contaminated nasal secretions or excreta of infected birds. This infection results in a febrile illness characterised by pneumonitis and systemic manifestations. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornithosis
Literary usage of Ornithosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Strictly speaking, psittacosis is a subvariety of ornithosis, and it might well
be called psittacine ornithosis in contrast to ..."
2. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"Spontaneous ornithosis (psittacosis) in chickens the cause of a human infection.
Proc. ... ornithosis (psittacosis) in pigeons and its relation to human ..."
3. Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"ornithosis. Hemangiosarcoma of the liver Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities
Malignant neoplasm of larynx Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus, ..."
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