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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).
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It is believed the patients contracted the Cryptococcus infection after the droppings somehow made their way into a non-public room containing machinery. Two people have died after pigeon dropping ...
The number of cases escalated in the mid-1980s with over 80% occurring in people with HIV/AIDS. [9] Pigeon breeders (or otherwise people who spend significant time with pigeons) are known to have a high incidence of cryptococcal infections including primary cutaneous cryptococcus due to the fungi's association with pigeon droppings.
H. capsulatum is found in soil, often associated with decaying bat guano or bird droppings. Disruption of soil from excavation or construction releases infectious spores that can be inhaled by humans. H. capsulatum has a one to two week incubation period within human lungs before symptoms arise. [5]
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) or extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) is a syndrome caused by the repetitive inhalation of antigens from the environment in susceptible or sensitized people. [1] [2] Common antigens include molds, bacteria, bird droppings, bird feathers, agricultural dusts, bioaerosols and chemicals from paints or plastics. [3]
It's true that pigeons have sort of gotten a bad rap in recent history. Today they're sadly seen as vermin and not as the companions that they were to humans for thousands of years. Pigeons were ...