I. What is “parrot fever”?
psittacosis is a contagious disease caused by chlamydia infection. Chlamydia is neither a germ nor a virus. This pathogen is between viruses and bacteria. high infectivity.
Parrot fever is mainly transmitted among birds. In addition to parrots, many other birds, such as ducks and turkeys, are also infected with psittacosis and continue to remain contagious. Therefore, parrot fever is also called “bird fever” and “bird disease”.
Under certain conditions, psittacosis may also be transmitted to humans. The disease itself is found in many parrot owners, so it is named psittacosis. It has been reported in Europe and the United States The epidemic broke out in more than 20 countries in China, and there were not a few cases reported in Beijing, Anhui, Guangdong and other places in my country before.
2. What are the symptoms of “parrot fever”?
1. Symptoms of psittacosis infection in birds:
Take parrot as an example, after infection with psittacosis, it usually manifests as lethargy, loss of appetite or complete lack of appetite. Willing to eat, in addition to symptoms of diarrhea, stools are watery at first, gradually turning green and gray. In the mid-term, the feces of the parrot gradually decrease in volume and are more sticky, black or green, and often stick to the feathers of the parrot. When the disease progresses to the later stage, the feces of the parrot gradually become a large amount of water, and the eyes and nose have inflammatory secretions flowing out, accompanied by symptoms such as difficulty breathing, loud breathing, “clucking”, squatting still and other symptoms. The body collapsed and died.
2. Symptoms of human infection with psittacosis:
After human infection with psittacosis, there is generally an incubation period of 1-2 weeks, and the longest can be about 45 days.
The clinical symptoms of people infected with psittacosis are more diverse, and some of them have a slower onset, and the body temperature will rise slowly within 3-4 days. However, most people who are infected with psittacosis have a rapid onset of symptoms, such as high fever, chills, and a slow pulse. In addition, they are accompanied by general malaise, fatigue, severe headache, and general muscle pain. Some severely ill patients are unable to stand normally because of muscle pain in the limbs and trunk.
