Podcast: Psittacosis (aka Parrot Fever)

About this episode

This episode explores psittacosis, also known as parrot fever, its symptoms, causes, and health implications related to pet birds.

Send us Fan Mail Podcast: Parrot Fever Unmasked- From Pet Birds to Pneumonia, A Guide to Psittacosis Is it a severe headache and fever that feels like a nasty flu? A persistent dry cough that progresses to pneumonia? What if the source wasn't another person, but your beloved pet bird, or even dust kicked up while mowing the lawn? You could be dealing with psittacosis. Also known as ornithosis or "parrot fever," this zoonotic disease is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci and is transmi...

People in this episode

Host: Mukul Modgil

Topics covered

• psittacosis
• parrot fever
• zoonotic diseases
• pneumonia
• pet birds
• health risks

Keywords

• psittacosis
• parrot fever
• Chlamydia psittaci
• pneumonia
• dry cough
• zoonotic disease
• pet birds
• health
• flu-like symptoms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chlamydia psittaci

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