| H00350 | |
| H number | H00350 |
| Name | Psittacosis; Parrot fever |
| Description | Psittacosis, also known as parrot disease, is an infectious disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, a gram-negative intracellular bacterium that is usually transmitted to humans from birds. Symptoms typically include high fevers, headache, myalgias, and a nonproductive cough. Although pneumonia is the most common manifestation, all organ systems can be involved. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Chlamydia psittaci [GN:chp chb cht cpsi] Working with domestic poultry |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Demeclocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00290] |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1C22 ICD-10: A70 MeSH: D009956 MedlinePlus: 000088 |
| Reference | PMID:20358033 AUTHORS Rohde G, Straube E, Essig A, Reinhold P, Sachse K TITLE Chlamydial zoonoses. JOURNAL Dtsch Arztebl Int 107:174-80 (2010) DOI:10.3238/arztebl.2010.0174 PMID:19220335 AUTHORS Beeckman DS, Vanrompay DC TITLE Zoonotic Chlamydophila psittaci infections from a clinical perspective. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Infect 15:11-7 (2009) DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02669.x |