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Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds.
Chlamydia psittaci is a lethal intracellular bacterial species that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in other mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans. Potential hosts include feral birds and domesticated poultry, as well as cattle , pigs , sheep , and horses .
The 1929–1930 psittacosis pandemic, also known as the psittacosis outbreak of 1929–1930 and the great parrot fever pandemic, [2] was a series of simultaneous outbreaks of psittacosis (parrot fever) which, accelerated by the breeding and transportation of birds in crowded containers for the purpose of trade, was initially seen to have its origin in parrots from South America.
Psittacosis: Culture tetracyclines and chloramphenicol: No Coxiella burnetii: Q fever: Based on serology doxycycline, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin: Yes: Rabies virus: Rabies: fluorescent antibody test (FAT) Supportive care Yes: Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia recurrentis, and other Borrelia species Relapsing fever ...
1929–1930 psittacosis pandemic: 1929–1930 Worldwide Psittacosis: 100+ [197] 1937 Croydon typhoid outbreak: 1937 Croydon, United Kingdom Typhoid fever: 43 [198] 1937 Australia polio epidemic 1937 Australia Poliomyelitis: Unknown [199] 1940 Sudan yellow fever epidemic 1940 Sudan: Yellow fever: 1,627 [200] 1942–1944 Egypt malaria epidemic ...
Causes psittacosis. Coxiella burnetii Causes Q fever. Francisella tularensis Causes tularemia. Legionella pneumophila Causes a severe form of pneumonia with a relatively high mortality rate, known as legionellosis or Legionnaires' disease. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Oxytetracycline is used to treat infections caused by Chlamydia, such as psittacosis, trachoma, and urethritis, and infections caused by Mycoplasma organisms, such as pneumonia. Oxytetracycline is used to treat acne, due to its activity against the bacteria on the skin that influence the development of acne (Cutibacterium acnes).
Psittacosis; Q fever. Q fever, acute; Q fever, chronic; Rabies, animal; Rabies, human; Rubella. Rubella, congenital syndrome; Salmonella Paratyphi infection (Salmonella enterica serotypes Paratyphi A, B [tartrate negative], and C [S. Paratyphi]) Salmonella Typhi infection (Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi) Salmonellosis