Aids HIV FAQ

birds get the flu?

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RE:  > i have a nastty case of the flu.  > are my birds in danger of getting it?  > please reply by mail too, my news server is unreliable. NO. Most viral diseases are VERY specific.  That is, BTW, one reason why they have such a hard time using animal models for studying viruses like AIDS. AAP

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birds do not get the flu.  They get what is called a respitory infection or  they can get a disease known as Citikosis (I cannot spell).  That they can get  or give to people and other birds but I do not think you have to worry about  that.

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>birds do not get the flu.  They get what is called a respitory infection or > they can get a disease known as Citikosis (I cannot spell).  That they can get > or give to people and other birds but I do not think you have to worry about > that.

Birds do get the flu. See "Avian Medicine" "Avian Influenza." In fact, waterfowl are considered a reservoir for avian influenza, which is the same bug as human influenza A. "Avian Medicine" states that in theory, a human could give strain A to a bird, although this has not been documented. Regards, Scott Old World Aviaries, Austin TX   phone: 512/928-1200 Hand-fed, fully weaned babies   Roudybush distributor Now available: Capes, Senegals, Eclectus, Jardines Home page: http://www.OldWorldAviaries.com/

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> >birds do not get the flu.  They get what is called a respitory infection or > they can get a disease known as Citikosis (I cannot spell).  That they can get > or give to people and other birds but I do not think you have to worry about > that. > Birds do get the flu. See "Avian Medicine" "Avian Influenza." In fact, > waterfowl are considered a reservoir for avian influenza, which is the > same bug as human influenza A. "Avian Medicine" states that in theory, > a human could give strain A to a bird, although this has not been > documented.

it now has been. oscar died this morning following a flu infection in my household. my other parrot has survived, thankfully. oscar died in less than 24 hours after his first symptoms (sleepiness and lethargia).  if you have any flu, or especially any bacterial infection, i urge you to wear gloves at least or consider boarding your birds.

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And it’s complicated- for example, feline AIDS (not leukemia) produces the same kind of  immune deficiency in cats that AIDS produces in humans, but is a completely different virus, the experts believe.  Yet, human AIDs has crossed the species barrier between certain apes and humans- of course apes and humans are closer relatives than cats and humans, but it is lots to think about. > Most viral diseases are VERY specific.  That is, BTW, one reason why they > have such a hard time using animal models for studying viruses like AIDS. > AAP

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