psittacosis

noun

1. 鹦鹉热，鸟热（可传染人类引起肺炎）
   a disease of birds, especially parrots , which causes pneumonia (= a disease of the lungs) in humans

1. Parakeets, parrots, and pigeons may spread psittacosis, a disease similar to pneumonia.
   鹦鹉和鸽子可传染鹦鹉热，一种类似肺炎的疾病。
2. Chlamydia psittacosis which has extensive hosts and complex route of transmission, has been found in many countries and regions around the world. According to the movement of animals and increasing of pet bird raise, there is no effective control on chlamydia psittacosis disease.
   鹦鹉热衣原体具有宿主广泛，传播途径复杂等特点，在全球许多国家和地区都有发现，并且随着动物的流动，宠物鸟饲养的增多，鹦鹉热衣原体病不仅没有得到有效控制，反而呈现逐年上升趋势。

noun

1. an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

   Synonym:    parrot feverornithosis

2. infectious disease of birds

   Synonym:    parrot disease