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Dermanyssus gallinae (also known as the red mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of poultry.It has been implicated as a vector of several major pathogenic diseases. [1] [2] Despite its common names, it has a wide range of hosts including several species of wild birds and mammals, including humans, where the condition it causes is called gamasoidosis.
Infectious disease: Symptoms: Initially: diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting [1] Later: swelling of the face, inflammation of the whites of the eyes, fever, muscle pains, rash [1] Complications: Inflammation of heart muscle, inflammation of the lungs [1] Causes: Trichinella from eating undercooked meat [1] Diagnostic method
Parasites of birds (1 C, 208 P) Poultry diseases (1 C, 77 P) S. Syndromes in birds (2 P) Pages in category "Bird diseases" The following 64 pages are in this category ...
Poultry diseases occur in poultry, which are domesticated birds kept for their meat, eggs or feathers. [1] Poultry species include the chicken , turkey , duck , goose and ostrich . [ 1 ]
Trichomonas gallinae is a cosmopolitan parasite of birds including finches, pigeons, doves, turkeys, chickens, parrots, and raptors (hawks, golden eagle, etc.). The condition in birds of prey is called frounce. [1] It is believed to be an ancient pathogen causing frounce-like symptoms in theropod dinosaurs. [2]
Symptoms usually don't pop up until hours after eating meat because of how slowly the body digests it. That makes it difficult to diagnose, and is one reason the syndrome continues to fly under ...
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans. [1] Wild aquatic birds are the primary host of the influenza A virus, which is enzootic (continually present) in many bird populations.
A report published earlier this year suggested that two hunters contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, another fatal prion-related neurological disorder, after eating venison from deer infected ...