Question 1

is psittacosis chronic?

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Yes: This illness comes from the body's reaction to being in close contact to birds.  It can be chronic and cause ongoing breathing problems.  The patient's doctor can do tests or order a referral to do tests see if that is really the problem.

Question 2

what are the tests for psittacosis?

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Chest X ray/AB titer: Chest x ray (cxr) shows diffuse, patchy infiltrates, while wbc, esr, liver fxn. Tests (lft) are normal.  Diagnosis is made by isolation of the organism in culture and seeing a 4 fold rise in antibody.  Treatment is tetracycline (500mg/day) for 7-14 days.  Fever and symptoms improve in 24-48 hours.  Erythromycin can be used in those allergic or who have trouble with tetracycline.

Question 3

how can psittacosis be transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Inhalation: The primary route of infection is via inhalation of aerosolized dried bird droppings or if respiratory secretions from sick birds are inhaled.  You can get the disease by handling sick birds or even through transient exposure to sick birds.  Human to human transmission is rare.

Question 4

what are the symptoms associated psittacosis?

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Pneumonia: Psittacosis is a respiratory infection due to chlamydiophila psittaci spread from birds. Classically the reservoirs are psittacine birds such as parrots but one of the largest outbreaks in the usa was associated with the turkey processing plant.

Question 5

need to know the causal factor of the psittacosis?

Accepted Answer

Pneumonia: Psittacosis is a respiratory infection due to chlamydiophila psittaci spread from birds. Classically the reservoirs are psittacine birds such as parrots but one of the largest outbreaks in the usa was associated with the turkey processing plant.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: psittacosis?

Accepted Answer

Psittacosis: Psittacosis ( parrot fever or ornithosis) is an infectious disease which is caused when infected birds spread the  Chlamydophila psittaci  bacteria. Check this article for a list of symptoms:  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000088.htm

Question 7

how long do parrot fever (psittacosis)  last?

Accepted Answer

Treated?: Psittacosis or ornithosis is treatable with antibiotics and should respond fairly rapidly, although it may be a week or so before you begin to feel fully normal again.

Question 8

how long do parrot fever (psittacosis) symptoms last for?

Accepted Answer

About 5 days.: Pronounced headache, fevers that increase over 3-4 days, and a dry, hacking cough starting up to 5 days after fevers start are the usual symptoms.

Question 9

how do you fight off psittacosis, also known as ornithosis, chlamydia psittici and parrot fever?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotic treatment: Psittacosis is pretty rare, but treatment is easy. The standard antibiotics used for chlamydial infections are effective, such as a tetracycline (e.g. doxycycline or minocycline) or a macrolide antibiotic (e.g. azithromycin, clarithromycin, or erythromycin).

Question 10

sneezing in friends home in india. can this be ornithosis/parrot fever?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Ornithosis (a.K.A. Psittacosis) usually causes fever associated with malaise, headache and cough.  Sneezing alone would not be suggestive of this diagnosis.

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