Increasing cases of psittacosis, a bacterial respiratory infection, have been reported in multiple countries across Europe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in February 2024 ...

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This condition is often called pigeon fanciers or budgie fancier's lung. However, the most serious is called psittacosis. With this disease, an agent called Chlamydia psittaci causes it ...

BACTERIA possess their own enzymes and can synthesize to a greater or less degree all the substances which are necessary for their growth ; in consequence, pathogenic forms have a metabolism which ...

Parrot fever-related cases have also witnessed a considerable upsurge in North Indian states. What is 'Parrot Fever'? Parrot fever, or 'Psittacosis Outbreak', is a contagious ailment that spreads ...

In the 1990s, Bollywood songs like 'Kabootar jaa' from the Salman Khan movie 'Maine pyaar kiya', or a scene from the movie ...

Breathing dust or water droplets containing contaminated bird droppings can lead to several diseases, including a flu-like illness called psittacosis. Salmonella - a bacterial infection that can ...

In her defence, her solicitor said her breathing was impacted by respiratory condition psittacosis, known as pigeon fanciers lung, and had struggled since the death of her husband. After ...

Numerous sensational accounts of human deaths due to psittacosis infections from birds were published in 1929. Daily Herald A Daily Herald report in 1952 warns of infections from parakeets And in ...

The MCD is considering a ban on pigeon feeding in Delhi to curb health risks to children and the elderly. But for many ...