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Psittacosis: Introduction
Psittacosis: An infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted mainly by infected birds but also by some mammals. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Psittacosis is available below.
Symptoms of Psittacosis
See full list of 26 symptoms of Psittacosis
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Psittacosis: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Psittacosis:
- Pneumonia
- Endocarditis
- Hepatitis
- Neurologic complications (see Cognitive impairment)
- Severe pneumonia (see Pneumonia)
- Fatality (see Death)
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Psittacosis
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Less Common Symptoms of Psittacosis
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Misdiagnosis and Psittacosis
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma, smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection). See other types of chronic lung diseases....read more »
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Causes of Psittacosis
Read more about causes of Psittacosis.
Treatments for Psittacosis
- Bed rest
- Urgent treatment - failure to treat may lead to fatality
- Antibiotics
- Tetracycline
- Codeine
- more treatments...»
See full list of 7 treatments for Psittacosis
News Archives for Psittacosis
Medical news articles related to Psittacosis include:
- Health Tip: Treating Pneumonia
- Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
- Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
- Pneumonia Vaccine Is Keeping Kids Healthier
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Pneumonia
- Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
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Hepatitis C Overview
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Prognosis for Psittacosis
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Statistics for Psittacosis
- Medical statistics for Psittacosis
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Psittacosis
- Death and Mortality statistics for Psittacosis
- Society statistics for Psittacosis
Psittacosis: Broader Related Topics
- Respiratory conditions
- Zoonotic Diseases
- Bacterial diseases
- Diseases contagious from droplets
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Types of Psittacosis
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Definitions of Psittacosis:
Bacteria in the genus of Chlamydophila infecting primarily birds; contains eight known serovars, some of which infect more than one type of host, including humans. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Infectious disease of birds - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Psittacosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Psittacosis, or a subtype of Psittacosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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