Four people are hospitalized in the Santa Fe city of
Rafaela
affected by a picture of bilateral pneumonia derived from
psittacosis
, a disease that they would have contracted from
a parrot that one of the patients brought home
a few days before the first symptoms appeared.
Two of the four inmates are
in the Intensive Care Unit
of the Jaime Ferré hospital -one of them in delicate condition-, while the other two occupy general clinic beds.
The four people admitted are adults and belong to a family that lives in a house in the Barranquitas de Rafaela neighborhood, about 100 kilometers west of the capital of Santa Fe.
According to hospital spokesmen, the four people were hospitalized for a similar diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, which was later found to be a derivation of psittacosis.
Interviewed by hospital staff
, one of the people said that a few days ago
they had found a parrot that seemed healthy
and took it home, although
shortly after the bird fell ill and died
.
Psittacosis is a disease that affects many species of domestic and wild birds.
The appearance of this case generated concern in the authorities, since in Rafaela there is a large presence of these animals, both free and raised in family homes as pets.
Furthermore, psittacosis is not transmitted from person to person.
A common disease in birds
Psittacosis is a disease that affects numerous domestic and wild species, both psittacines (which are parrots, parakeets, parakeets, and parrots) and non-psittacine species (pigeons, goldfinches, and canaries).
The Regional Health Directorate reported that psittacosis can be transmitted by these animals through
dry droppings, respiratory secretions, dust, feathers, eye secretions, and even simply by touching them
.
The disease is
mandatory notification
by veterinarians and private laboratories or national organizations, such as INTA.
In people, the main symptoms are fever, weakness and fatigue, and it can evolve into pneumonia with liver and kidney complications.
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