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Psittacosis is an avian disease that can also affect humans. It is caused by an organism called Chlamydophila psittici that is in the same family as the much more common chlamydia organism that causes the common human sexually transmitted disease and the third world infection trachoma, a leading cause of blindness in much of the world.
Psittacosis is common in both wild birds and in birds in captivity. In captive birds it is often acquired at pet stores and in transport situations where birds are often close proximity and therefore more prone to bird to bird spread of the organism. The Chlamydophila psittici organism is typically spread from one bird to another by ingestion or inhalation of feces of an infected bird. It can also be spread by droplets.
Infected birds may appear ill or seem perfectly normal. The most specific symptom of psittacosis in birds is an eye discharge, but this may not appear until late in the course of the disease. Other signs are often weight loss, diarrhea and shortness of breath.
In humans the disease is usually diagnosed after obtaining a history of exposure to captive birds. The symptoms of psittacosis are typically that of an atypical pneumonia but with more fever and often severe illness symptoms. The classic triad of findings is high fever, pneumonia and splenomegaly.
In both birds and humans treatment of psittacosis is usually with a tetracycline class drug, usually doxycycline. In both humans and birds the key to diagnosis is to suspect this infection. As with any diagnosis history is the key. Psittacosis in birds is often related to recent exposure in crowded transport or pet stores, and in humans it's usually related to exposure to caged birds.
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