Salmonella can be transmitted to people who handle sick or dead birds. Always wear disposable gloves when handling infected birds, and wash your hands after touching a bird feeder or birdbath.
Is touching a bird safe?
However, some diseases are so contagious and serious that you should be wary of touching any part of a bird. To be safe, wash and sanitize your hands after touching bird feathers, as there is some risk to handling any wild animals or wild animal parts. This is especially true if the part may have come from a sick bird.
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 you catch a virus from birds?
Infected birds have virus in their saliva, mucous and droppings (feces). Bird flu viruses spread easily between birds. Some of these viruses can cause serious illness and death in domestic poultry (like chickens, ducks and turkeys). It is rare for people to get infected with bird flu viruses, but it can happen.
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