psittacosis; parrot fever
Medical term for a zoonotic infection caused by Chlamydia psittaci, typically transmitted from birds such as parrots.
Psittacosis can be transmitted from birds to humans.
The veterinarian is alert to symptoms of parrot fever.
Standard modern spelling using katakana for オウム.
Rare kanji form; the kanji 鸚鵡 are not commonly used.
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'.