Psittacosis Psittacosis Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called "Chlamydophila psittaci" and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds. The incidence of infection in canaries and finches is believed to be lower than in psittacine birds. In certain contexts, the word is used when the disease is carried by any species of birds belonging to the family Psittacidae, whereas "ornithosis" is used when other birds carry the disease. In humans, after an incubation period of 5–19 days,
Cold Contagious sound proved not to be as radio-friendly as that of Bush's debut album, "Sixteen Stone". "Cold Contagious" was not a big hit, although it was more successful than the third single from the album, "Bonedriven," which failed to chart at all in the U.S. "Cold Contagious" peaked at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Cold Contagious "Cold Contagious" is the fourth and final single from the band Bush's second studio album, "Razorblade Suitcase" (1996). Along with "Bonedriven", "Cold Contagious" is the only Bush single from 1994-1999 not to be