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Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It can cause shortness of breath , fever , dry cough , chest pain , anorexia and weight loss , fatigue , and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).
This infection causes respiratory illness in birds, pigs, and humans, especially in immunocompromised people. In the later stages of AIDS, it can be very severe. It usually first presents as a persistent cough. It is typically treated with a series of three antibiotics for a period of at least six months.
Many birds have made sounds which are onomatopoeically described as "squawk". Squawks have been described in bird fancier's disease and other forms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. [1] In humans, squawks are also heard in a variety of conditions in which alveolitis is present. In one study they were found in 10% of patients with pneumonia. [2]
But these are common bird flu symptoms in humans, according to the CDC: Eye redness (conjunctivitis) Mild flu-like upper respiratory symptoms. Pneumonia requiring hospitalization. Fever or feeling ...
At least 61 people in the US have contracted bird flu amid outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. What are the symptoms? What to know about highly pathogenic avian influenza, aka, H5N1.
Bird flu has been detected in two poultry workers in the UK. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden. Lighter Side ...
Virulent Newcastle disease (VND), formerly exotic Newcastle disease, [1] is a contagious viral avian disease affecting many domestic and wild bird species; it is transmissible to humans. [2] Though it can infect humans, most cases are non-symptomatic; rarely it can cause a mild fever and influenza-like symptoms and/or conjunctivitis in humans.
But in prior human cases of the strain of bird flu causing the current outbreak — H5N1 — people have mainly had high fevers and respiratory symptoms. What if I have symptoms?