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Psittacosis (Due to Chlamydia psittaci)
Reviewed for currency January 14, 2021 Psittacosis is a systemic infection that frequently causes pneumonia. Its relationship to bird exposure has been known for more than 100 years. In 1879, Ritter studied an outbreak in Switzerland and called it pneumotyphus.…