Feb 15
Bird Diseases
Posted by admin on Wednesday Feb 15, 2012 Under PET BIRDS
can a human develop cancer from a diseased Exotic Bird?
a friend had a macaw she slept with the bird. She passed away today from cancer. Her blood showed she had high content of this birds disease.
Then why is the bird not dead?
Cancer is not contagious.
Science in Action: Islands, Birds, and Disease
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Haemagglutinin from bird flu virus Photo Mugs Haemagglutinin from bird flu virus, molecular model. This protein, H5, is found on the surface of the bird flu virus H5N1. It is responsible for binding the virus to the cell membrane before it enters the cell. All influenza viruses contain haemagglutinin, but the shape of the protein determines which species the virus will infect. H5N1 cannot infect humans because H5 cannot bind to human cells; n… |
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – suffering from Beak-and-feather Disease caused by a Photo Mugs EL-1931 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – suffering from Beak-and-feather Disease caused by a circovirus (Circoviridae). occurs in woodland from the Kimberley Region in Western Australia east to Cape York and south along the eastern coast to South Australia Cacatua galerita Many species of parrot and cockatoo suffer from this disease, which causes beak deformities and progressive loss of feathers. There … |
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – suffering from Beak-and-feather Disease caused by a Photo Mugs EL-1930 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – suffering from Beak-and-feather Disease caused by a circovirus (Circoviridae). Cockatoo – occurs in woodland from the Kimberley Region in Western Australia east to Cape York and south along the eastern coast to South Australia. Cacatua galerita Many species of parrot and cockatoo suffer from this disease, which causes beak deformities and progressive loss of feat… |