Diseases Carried
It has been suggested that there are over 60 other diseases that birds and their droppings can carry.
Examples of bird diseases associated with pigeons, geese, starling and house sparrows:
- Histoplasmosis is a respiratory disease that may be fatal.
- Candidiasis is yeast or fungus infection spread by pigeons.
- Cryptococcosis is caused by yeast found in the intestinal tract of pigeons and also starlings.
- Louis Encephalitis is an inflammationof the nervous system that causes drowsiness, headache and fever.
- Salmonellosis often occurs as food poisoning and can be traced to pigeons, starlings and sparrows.
- E.coli. Cattle carry E. coli 0157:H7.