Sadly, this is one illness that's really for the birds. AvianInfluenza
to send out an advisory on January 25 instructing people not to touch or pick up a dead bird with bare hands.
And humans and their pet masters should also stay away from any bird that appears sick, such as ones exhibiting symptoms like tremors or lack of coordination, swelling around the head, neck and eyes, lack of energy or movement, coughing, gasping for air, sneezing or diarrhea, according to Vigil. Risk of bird-to-human transmission of the avian flu is rare, but can happen, typically when a person spends a lot of time around or touching a dead bird and then touching his mouth, eyes or nose, according to DDPHE.The hazard of bird-to-pet transmission is also low, but odds increase for transmission if a mammal eats an infected bird.
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