aspergillosis
n 1: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of
an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and
turkeys [syn: {aspergillosis}, {brooder pneumonia}]
2: an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus
Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the
ear and other organs
3: disease especially in agricultural workers caused by
inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and
ears and respiratory organs