Ornithosis

Introduction: Ornithosis

Description of Ornithosis

Ornithosis (medical condition): An infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted mainly by infected birds but also by some mammals.

See also:

Psittacosis:
  »Introduction: Psittacosis
  »Symptoms of Psittacosis
  »Treatments for Psittacosis

Ornithosis: The disease in nonpsittacine birds (domestic fowl, ducks, pigeons, turkeys, and many wild birds) caused by Chamydophila psittaci A zoonoisis. Some apply the term ornithosis to any bird affted by chlamydiosis, though many prefer psitacosis for psittacine birds (e.g., parrot, lovebirds, parakeet). [G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + -osis, condition]
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Ornithosis: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Ornithosis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ornithosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ornithosis, or a subtype of Ornithosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ornithosis as a Disease

Ornithosis: Another name for Psittacosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Psittacosis
  »Symptoms of Psittacosis
  »Treatments for Psittacosis

Ornithosis: Related Diseases

Ornithosis: Ornithosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Respiratory conditions
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Diseases contagious from droplets
• Diseases contagious from birds

Symptoms of Ornithosis (Psittacosis)

Some of the symptoms of Ornithosis incude:

• Fever
• Chills
• Headache
• Shivering
• Muscle aches

See full list of 26 symptoms of Ornithosis (Psittacosis)

Treatments for Ornithosis (Psittacosis)

Treatments for Ornithosis (Psittacosis) include:

• Bed rest
• Urgent treatment - failure to treat may lead to fatality
• Antibiotics
• Tetracycline
• Codeine

See full list of 7 treatments for Ornithosis

Treatment of Ornithosis: For more treatment information about Ornithosis, see treatment of Psittacosis (Ornithosis)

Terms associated with Ornithosis:

Terms Similar to Ornithosis:

• Psittacosis
• Chlamydia psittaci
• Chlamydial pneumonia

Source - NIH

• psittacosis
• parrot fever

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Ornithosis

• atypical pneumonia
• primary atypical pneumonia
• mycoplasmal pneumonia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Ornithosis

The following list attempts to classify Ornithosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• atypical pneumonia,mycoplasmal pneumonia,primary atypical pneumonia
• respiratory disease,respiratory disorder,respiratory illness
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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