psittacosis…

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lungs, respiratory system, ornithosis, chlamydia psittaci, psittacosis, infection, bacterium chlamydia psittaci, is spread to humans by birds, causing systemic, throughout the body, pneumonia, psittacosis, chlamydia psittaci, a bacterium found, in the droppings of birds, a rare disease-- fewer than 50 cases have been reported, past 5 years, bird owners, pet shop employees, workers in poultry processing plants, veterinarians, at increased risk, acquiring this infection, fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, dry cough, shortness of breath, rales present, blood-tinged sputum, abnormal lung sounds rales, decreased breath sounds, heard, listening, chest, a stethoscope, x-ray, the chest, interstitial infiltrates, ct scan, the chest, blood gas, decreased oxygen saturation, sputum culture, blood culture, grows chlamydia, antibody titer, infection is treated, antibiotics, tetracycline, doxycycline, erythromycin, azithromycin, oral tetracycline, children, after all the permanent teeth have erupted, permanently discolor teeth, still forming, full recovery is expected, decreased pulmonary function, the pneumonia, heart valve infection, hepatitis, inflammation, the liver, brain involvement, antibiotics, needed to treat this infection, develop symptoms suggestive of psittacosis, avoid exposure to suspect birds, imported parakeets, similar birds carry this bacterium, treat underlying medical problems that cause immune dysfunction, increase susceptibility to this disease.