noun
psittacosis; parrot fever
Medical term for a zoonotic infection caused by Chlamydia psittaci, typically transmitted from birds such as parrots.
オウム病は鳥から人に感染することがあります。
Psittacosis can be transmitted from birds to humans.
獣医師はオウム病の症状に注意している。
The veterinarian is alert to symptoms of parrot fever.
Compound of オウム (parrot) and 病 (disease). The disease name is a direct calque of the English 'parrot fever' or the medical term 'psittacosis'.