It is very common to find pigeons in crowds in squares or public streets. These animals have direct contact with humans, which can be dangerous, as these birds can bring various diseases to humans. Thinking about this problem, we list six diseases caused by pigeons and their droppings, so that you pay attention when you have contact with this bird.
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1- Salmonellosis
This is an example of disease caused by pigeon droppings. It is an infectious disease caused by salmonella-type bacteria. When food is contaminated with animal feces, humans become infected.
2- Avian flu
Also known as Avian Plague or Newcastle Disease. This virus (Influenza H5N1) is carried by birds but can be transmitted to people, usually when they are exposed to pigeon fecal matter.
3- Cryptococcosis
Disease caused by fungi that live in the soil, on dried fruits and cereals and on trees; and isolated from the droppings of birds, mainly pigeons;
4- Histoplasmosis
It is an infection caused by inhaling spores of a fungus that is often found in bird and bat droppings. Human contamination occurs by inhaling spores (reproductive cells of the fungus);
5- Ornithosis
Infectious disease caused by bacteria. Humans are infected through contact with birds carrying the bacteria or their droppings.
6- Meningitis
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The contagion takes place through the inhalation of a fungus present in the feces of this bird, which our body takes care of eliminating; when this does not happen, a form of meningitis occurs that can be fatal.
