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Noun
1. psittacosis; parrot feverMedicine
Wikipedia definition
2. PsittacosisIn medicine, psittacosis — also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosis — is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, and pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird. The incidence of infection in canaries and finches is believed to be lower than in psittacine birds.
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Other forms
鸚鵡病 【おうむびょう】
Notes
鸚鵡病: Rarely-used kanji form.

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