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psittacosis
Also known as parrot fever, a lung disease with fever, cough, and breathlessness caused by a bedsonia, an organism intermediate between bacteria and viruses. It is carried by parrots, pigeons, domestic fowl, and related birds. Tetracyclines provide effective treatment, but any infected birds must be destroyed.
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