Noun: parrot fever 'per-ut 'fee-vur [N. Amer], 'pa-rut 'fee-vu(r) [Brit]
- A form of pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila psittaci bacteria, transmitted to humans from infected birds
"The pet shop owner contracted parrot fever from handling infected birds";
- psittacosis, ornithosis
Derived forms: parrot fevers
Type of: atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia
Encyclopedia: Parrot fever