You are right on. Most of my life I have worked with exotic animals including all parrots, we always kept all birds away from the public for not only can the birds give the flu to humans but also humans can also give the flu, colds etc. to birds. I remember our vet continually making us protecting the birds (parakeets included) from humans and visa versa. I really do not know if the humans gave the flu to the birds or visa versa for all of the exotic and non exotic birds were grown locally and none were ever imported. we sold hundreds of birds monthly and I monitored each and every bird for 3 months. We had one case of the flu(bird)(parakeet) the customers MD said. I had my vet check this out and it seems that the child had the flu when they purchased the parakeet my vet assumed that the child gave the flu to the bird. The bird flu is nothing new!! I personally checked out all breeding facilities as you know all birds have leg bands thus insuring we knew from where the birds came. In each facility I checked to see if the breeders had ever come down with the flu, checked with their vets, none had, all facilities were very clean and neet. I always wondered if the world health organ. ever checked out the possibility that the humans gave the flu to the(local) birds in the case of the wild birds I am assuming that they probably have always had this strain, otherwise where did the wild birds obtain this type of flu??? In the past I have raised every exotic primate including 2 gorillas, in each case all primates must be protected FROM HUMANS not visa versa. Also we sold thousands of tropical fish per week in the case of salt water tropicals humans can get many kinds of fungas and when dealing with coral this raises many more problems. When dealing with salt water and corals one must wear long gloves for if one has an opened wound the fungas can enter. We never had this problem for we always protected ourselves. To me this is more prevelant than the bird flu. so the question one asks is what came first did the human have the flu and gave it to the (local bird population) or visa versa. I have never delt with wild birds for we always considered that they have MANY DISEASES that can pass to humans including the bird flu. -------------- Original message from "Jonathan B. Britten" <jbrit...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp>: --------------
> Some years ago I was treated in hospital for this; there was an > epidemic. Tens of thousands were infected. Fortunately most cases > were mono-lobar, i.e., involving one lung only, else the fatality rate > would likely have been much higher. > > > It is a very serious condition. It does respond to antibiotics, > usually, but takes a long time to clear up completely. > > > Interestingly, one doctor who checked my lungs asked about contact > with birds such as parrots. This was many years ago, before all the > bird-flu talk; birds have been a well-known vector for quite a long > time. > > > Knowing what I know now, I would attempt the alternative protocols > discussed on this list, but would not forego the standard treatment if > it is working. > > > Mycoplasmas are nasty; get good medical supervision, I would say. > > > > > > > > On Monday, Oct 24, 2005, at 22:41 Asia/Tokyo, Al Riley wrote: > > > ArialHello fellow > SilverListers! > > > ArialA dear friend of mine has > developed Mycoplasma Pneumonia. He believes he caught it from his > son, a recently returned soldier who was stationed in Iraq. The son > has had a hacking cough since his return about a month ago, and now, > after a couple weeks,my friend has been diagnosed with this Mycoplasma > infection. Do any of the distinguished member of this group have any > suggestions on how to treat this condition. Does Colloidal Silver > help? Would a Terminator2 Zapper help? I remember some discussions > on this list, but I cant recall the conclusions. Thank you for your > help!! > > > ArialAl Riley > > >
