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  2. Psittacosis - Wikipedia

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    Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds.

  3. List of zoonotic diseases - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... This is a list of zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases that can jump from a non-human animal to a human. Disease [1] Pathogen(s) ...

  4. Pigeon pox - Wikipedia

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    The disease is caused by the Pigeon pox virus. It can be transmitted by droplet infection from one animal to another, or more commonly through infected insects or the digestion of contaminated food or water. [1] There is a live viral vaccine available for Pigeon pox virus (ATCvet code: QI01ED01 ).

  5. PPMV1 - Wikipedia

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    PPMV1 or pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 is a virus closely related to Newcastle disease which affects domestic pigeons and other bird species. It probably originated in the Middle East but has spread to Europe, the USA and Australia, where it has the potential to infect and kill native bird species.

  6. Are ticks a threat to people in Texas? Here’s what experts ...

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    The danger posed by ticks increases during the heat of summer.

  7. Bird fancier's lung - Wikipedia

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    Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.It can cause shortness of breath, fever, dry cough, chest pain, anorexia and weight loss, fatigue, and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).

  8. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry ...

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    The most infamous flea-to-human transmitted disease is the bubonic plague, which was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry and how to ...

  9. Pigeon dropping infection contributed to child's death - AOL

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