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How do I know if I have psittacosis?

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What are the symptoms of psittacosis and when do they appear? In humans, the symptoms are fever, headache, chills, muscle pains, cough, and sometimes breathing difficulty or pneumonia. If left untreated, the disease can be severe, and even result in death, especially in older people.


How long does human psittacosis last?

Psittacosis is diagnosed with blood tests and chest x-rays. Treatment includes antibiotics. The symptoms usually ease within one day, but the full course of tablets needs to be taken.

How long does it take to get psittacosis?

Dangers of Psittacosis In humans, the signs occur about 5 to 14 days after incubation but can take up to a month to appear. Typically, the symptoms are non-specific and include headache and muscle aches, and flu-like symptoms with upper respiratory signs.

Does psittacosis go away?

Treatment. Thankfully, there is a treatment for psittacosis. Since birds cannot safely take the same kinds of antibiotics as other animals, your bird's veterinarian will likely prescribe doxycycline, an antibiotic in the tetracycline class of drugs, for 45 days to treat the disease through all stages.

How common is psittacosis?

It is rare among humans. People who own birds as pets are most likely to be affected by psittacosis. In addition, psittacosis may affect people who work in environments with birds that may be carriers of the infection such as pet store workers, farmers, veterinarians and ranchers.

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