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Symptoms of parrot fever include fever and chills, headache, muscle aches and a dry cough, according to the CDC.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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At least one person in Denmark got parrot fever from a pet bird.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Patients with parrot fever are treated with antibiotics and typically make a full recovery.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Sweden has been seeing an increase in the number of parrot fever cases since 2017.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
The birds also could transmit diseases to humans, such as psittacosis (parrot fever), avian flu and salmonella, The Guardian reported.
—Fox News, 9 Oct. 2019
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Related gallery Back from the brink: Science’s plans to return extinct and near extinct animals to the wild
At least one person in Denmark got parrot fever from a pet bird.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Patients with parrot fever are treated with antibiotics and typically make a full recovery.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Sweden has been seeing an increase in the number of parrot fever cases since 2017.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
The birds also could transmit diseases to humans, such as psittacosis (parrot fever), avian flu and salmonella, The Guardian reported.
—Fox News, 9 Oct. 2019
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“Parrot fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot%20fever. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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parrot fever
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par·rot fever
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