There are 1 case of psittacosis in Lishui, Zhejiang. What disease is psittacosis?

A case of psittacosis occurred in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, which eventually led to the death of 1 person. After this incident, it caused a heated discussion among many netizens. Because of the panic caused by COVID-19, there is a new disease called psittacosis. Today, Bian Xiao will tell you in detail what kind of disease is psittacosis?

What is psittacosis psittacosis is caused by chlamydia psittacosis in animals, which is a natural chlamydia disease that humans, some mammals and birds are very susceptible to. This virus is a unique infectious disease of birds, which can be infected by humans through bird excrement, and it is also a typical animal infectious disease. At first it appeared on some people who like to play with parrots, and later it appeared on most birds.

The transmission route of psittacosis is terrible. It will be infected by chlamydia or infectious aerosol in the air and enter the lungs after entering the respiratory tract. If you come into contact with some infected birds, you will be more susceptible to infection. Like infected people, there are these viruses in saliva, so once someone around you is infected, you must stay away, otherwise it will infect yourself. Some bird droppings can also cause infection. Once bird droppings are found on food, don't eat them.

The symptoms of psittacosis are fatigue and weakness just after infection, and there is no high fever and chills all over the body. Then there will be severe pain and muscle pain, which is the main situation. For example, there are some medical records with serious infections, which will lead to nosebleeds and rashes. A week after psittacosis infection, there will be a cough. People with serious illness will have difficulty breathing, irritability and coma, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. This is a disease that cannot be underestimated, and everyone should pay attention to it.