"Parrot fever, also known as psittacosis, is a rare but potentially serious bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. This infection primarily affects birds, especially ...

The flu-like illness, nicknamed parrot fever, is caused by a type of chlamydia rife in birds. It is different to the strain responsible for the human STI, and is not spread sexually. Psittacosis ...

With this disease, an agent called Chlamydia psittaci causes it, and the disease is also called ornithosis. Birds can be asymptomatic carriers, and may only fall ill when upset, as stress is a ...