PSITTACOSIS PNEUMONIA

Course overview

PSITTACOSIS IS A SYSTEMIC DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE AN ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA WHEN IT INFECTS THE LUNGS. PSITTACOSIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS AVIAN CHLAMYDIOSIS, ORNITHOSIS, AND PARROT FEVER. THIS DISEASE IS CAUSED BY THE ZOONOTIC BACTERIUM CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI, WHICH IS TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS PRIMARILY FROM BIRDS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF PSITTACOSIS PNEUMONIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.