Not only hypersensitivity pneumonitis but pigeon droppings also cause cryptococcal meningitis, which is a fungal infection ...

For most of human history, pigeons have been our pets and partners. But sometime in the last half-century, the relationship ...

This condition is often called pigeon fanciers or budgie fancier's lung. However, the most serious is called psittacosis. With this disease, an agent called Chlamydia psittaci causes it ...

While it looks like the tree is covered in leaves, the branches are filled with something highly damaging. Find out more.

Experiencing wildlife on our travels opens us up to the potential for disease. These 10 animals can infect humans with ...

For most of human history, pigeons have been both pets and partners of people, but sometime in the last half-century, the ...

Fauziah Samad, 56, a rice seller at her flat in Mak Mandin on the mainland, had to momentarily stop her business in 2021 after her five-year-old son developed symptoms of psittacosis, which is ...

In the home, kittens and puppies can carry ringworm that poses a danger to immuno-compromised pet owners. Also, birds such as budgies and parrots can transmit psittacosis – or parrot fever – to humans ...

In the 1950s, New York City experienced an outbreak of psittacosis, a disease that spreads from birds to people. Barring the collapse of modern communications networks, we won’t ever need ...

Airborne particles can be solid or liquid, including dust, soot, sea salt crystals, spores, microbes, and many other microscopic elements. These are conventionally called particles with aerodynamic ...