parrot fever

English

Noun

parrot fever (uncountable)

(medicine, veterinary medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from many species of bird.

Synonyms

ornithosis, parrot disease, psittacosis

Translations

disease

Finnish: papukaijakuume, ornitoosi, psittakoosi
Hungarian: papagájkór

Scottish Gaelic: galar-pearraide m
Turkish: papağan ateşi (tr), papağan hastalığı, psitakoz

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