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How dangerous is psittacosis? Veterinary laboratory
Pathogen — neorickettsia (chlamydia), in their evolutionary development they are between bacteria and viruses.
The source of infection is often a sick bird — a virus carrier, releasing the microorganisms from nasal mucus, sneezing, coughing, with the dung. Infection occurs by airborne and alimentary, particles of dried droppings from sick birds, downs, slomannye the epithelium of the skin can get into the lungs, air sacks of birds and gastro-intestinal tract and there penetrating through the mucous membranes, causing the disease. A bird ill with psittacosis, usually for a long period of time remains a virus carrier.
Reservoir and source of infection for humans are domestic and wild birds. The largest epidemiological significance have Pets poultry (especially ducks and turkeys), room birds (parrots, wavy parrots, Canaries and other small songbirds) and especially urban pigeons and crows, the infestation of which ranges from 30-80%.
Ill persons who are constantly in contact with birds (poultry workers, meat processing plant, breeders of birds, etc.) the Ill person primarily middle-aged and older, children get sick much less often. Patients with psittacosis not a danger to others represent. In the human body, the pathogen enters mainly through the mucous membranes of the respiratory system. Infection occurs by inhalation of dust containing chlamydia (dried particles of bird faeces and discharge from the beak, contaminated particles down, etc.). Continue reading
Rainbow Bridge (Pets) is:
The story tells that the souls of dead Pets go, beyond Heaven, a Paradise where the green of the clearing. Once the animal is out there, they are healed of all ailments and wounds. There they all run and play together, lacking only in one-in their hot-favourite hosts. But the day comes when a pet and its owner meet by reuniting now forever, together go to Heaven, leaving the rainbow Bridge.
The authorship and history
Despite all the known stories worldwide, the author of the original poem are unknown. Online resource About considering most of the possible authors, which gave rise to this beautiful story:
Paul C. Dahm, a lawyer from the USA who wrote the poem in 1981, and later published in a 1998 book of the same name;
Dr. Wallace Sife, head of the Association of People Lost their Pets, whose poem All Pets Go to Heaven has been published on the Association’s and in the book The Loss of a Pet .
The first mention of the Rainbow Bridge to the Internet is considered to be a message in the newsgroup rec.pets.dogs. dated January 7, 1993, quoting an excerpt from the newsletter “Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League Newsletter” released in 1992. Continue reading
International research center treatment and rehabilitation animal
Veterinary center, which focuses on inpatient treatment and rehabilitation. The staff of the centre are doctors, rehabilitation experts, specialists in caring for animals after surgery and severe pathological cases.
International research center treatment and rehabilitation of animals ZOOVET is one of the few veterinary clinics in Moscow that provide veterinary services to almost any type of animal contained in the apartments, whether it be cats, dogs, rodents, reptiles or birds.
Situated in a separate building on 3 floors with a total area of over 1000 square meters, the center of treatment and rehabilitation of animals ZOOVET is today one of the largest veterinary clinics in Russia.
The center for the treatment and rehabilitation of animals include: therapeutic classrooms, two separate operating rooms, post-operative unit with comfortable living quarters, offices, visual diagnostics, veterinary pharmacy, comfortable and large lounge. Because of this, in the veterinary center ZOOVET Your Pets can benefit from all the achievements of modern veterinary medicine. Continue reading
