Cloaca-Waka-Waka
Posted on 03/06/2024 9:49:08 AM PST by algore
Five Europeans have died in an avian chlamydia outbreak that has spooked health chiefs.
World Health Organization (WHO) officials issued an urgent alert over an 'unusual' rise in humans getting psittacosis in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Sweden.
The flu-like illness, nicknamed parrot fever, is caused by a type of chlamydia rife in birds.
It is different to the strain responsible for the human STI, and is not spread sexually.
Psittacosis typically triggers mild symptoms like headaches and a cough. Yet it can lead to severe pneumonia and meningitis in severe cases.
Surveillance data shows rates of psittacosis, sometimes called ornithosis, are up to seven times higher than expected in Austria.
The WHO said: 'While birds that carry this disease could be crossing international borders, there is currently no indication of this disease being spread by humans nationally or internationally.
Infected birds don't always show signs of being ill. Sick birds may have no appetite, inflamed eyes, breathing difficulties and diarrhoea.
Parrot fever is a respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydophila psittaci.
The bug can infect people exposed to infected birds, particularly parrots, parakeets, budgerigars and cockatiels.
Pigeons, doves, ducks, turkeys and chickens can be infected, too.
Infection commonly occurs through breathing in airborne bacteria from bird faeces, feather dust or respiratory secretions.
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Sex with monkeys caused AIDS. So now sex with birds is causing chlamydia?
What these pervs won’t do.
They did a “Larry Flynt” and now there’s an outbreak, didn’t they.
“Infection commonly occurs through breathing in airborne bacteria from bird faeces, feather dust or respiratory secretions”
Yeah, I think I’ll stick with dogs and cats.
Owning a bird is only a half a step above reptiles.....none for me thanks. đź‘Ž
“ladies to the left, gentlemen to the right... and you chicken-effer, get up here with me”.
“Bird chlamydia”?? Oh great. No more lunches at Hooters.
Cloaca-Waka-Waka
What a crappy article
First of all Chlamydia is bacterial, which is why it is mainly spread through very close, usually sexual, contact.
They have said this is a flu-like disease, which means it is viral. Birds are a common vector for virus, perhaps some of which may jump to humans.
So its basically a flu. why are they calling it “chlamydia?”
Yes. I’d rather stick with dogs, cats and maybe a ferret.
Bird brain flu.
A friend of mine had a bird. She used to take him on trips back home. He would perch on the headrest.
And poop everywhere!
Gross.
Furin cleavage site?
I’m pretty sure a man can’t have sex with a parrot….
Easy there, some would take that as a challenge!
It would have to be a guy that’s “not popular” with the ladies…
Perhaps an ostrich, emu or emperor penguin? But I don’t care to see it.
I’m pretty sure a man can’t have sex with a parrot….
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Don’t be so sure.
An old man was sitting on a bench in the mall when a young man with spiked hair came over and sat down beside him.
The boy’s hair was yellow, green, orange, and purple. He had black makeup around his eyes.
The old man just stared at him.
Finally the boy said, “what’s the matter, old man, haven’t you ever done anything wild in your life?”
The old man thought for a while and answered, “well yes actually, I have,
I once got drunk and had sex with a parrot. I was just wondering if you were my son.”
Possibly, I didn’t think of them.
Maybe a Cassowary.
You might die though…
Lol…
“Why are they calling it Chlamydia?”
Because it’s caused by Chlamydia psittasci?
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