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Can humans get sick from parrots?

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Psittacosis is an infectious disease usually spread to humans from infected birds in the parrot family. Birds in the parrot family, or psittacines, include parrots, macaws, budgerigars (parakeets or budgies), and cockatiels. Domestic turkeys and pigeons have also infected people.


Can you catch anything from parrots?

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.

What disease can parrots give humans?

Psittacosis is an uncommon infectious disease that is most often transmitted to humans through exposure to infected birds, especially parrots, cockatiels, parakeets and similar pet birds. Psittacosis can affect the lungs and may cause inflammatory illness of the lungs (pneumonia).

What diseases do birds carry that humans can get?

Disease in humans may present as cellulitis, bacteremia, endocarditis, encephalitis, and arthritis. Ornithosis, also known as psittacosis, parrot fever and avian chlamydiosis is a bacterial disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci and is found in parrots, parakeets, turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons and other birds.

Can humans get parrot fever?

You can catch parrot fever by handling an infected bird or breathing in fine particles of its urine, feces, or other bodily excretions. You may also become infected if the bird bites you or “kisses” you by touching its beak to your mouth. Catching the disease from an infected person is also possible, but very rare.

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