4 Human Diseases Caused by Chickens

[hawgrider]

1. Salmonella

Salmonella is a germ that avian life usually carry. Commercial farm chickens, backyard chickens, and organically-raised chickens could all carry Salmonella.


2. Urinary Tract Infection

As if humans weren’t already susceptible to urinary tract infection or UTI,
http://survivallife.com/4-human-diseases-caused-by-chickens/

[RubberDuck]

U.S. Rejected Hen Vaccine Despite British Success
U.S. Forgoes Salmonella Vaccine for Egg Safety

Faced with a crisis more than a decade ago in which thousands of people were sickened from salmonella in infected eggs, farmers in Britain began vaccinating their hens against the bacteria. That simple but decisive step virtually wiped out the health threat.

But when American regulators created new egg safety rules that went into effect last month, they declared that there was not enough evidence to conclude that vaccinating hens against salmonella would prevent people from getting sick. The Food and Drug Administration decided not to mandate vaccination of hens — a precaution that would cost less than a penny per a dozen eggs.

Now, consumers have been shaken by one of the largest egg recalls ever, involving nearly 550 million eggs from two Iowa producers, after a nationwide outbreak of thousands of cases of salmonella was traced to eggs contaminated with the bacteria.

The F.D.A. has said that if its egg safety rules had gone into effect earlier, the crisis might have been averted. Those rules include regular testing for contamination, cleanliness standards for henhouses and refrigeration requirements, all of which experts say are necessary.

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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/business/25vaccine.html?_r=0

[MrsInor]

Way to encourage people to have chickens. On the other hand this is good stuff to know. I was looking at the chicken coop checklist and noticed the last item on the list suggested decorating your coop with plants and greenery - I hope all you chicken people have a nice potted plant or two in the coop.

[Arklatex]

So you probably won't have to worry too much about any of those if you raise your yardbirds right and keep the coop clean. A good lesson imo.

[hawgrider]

Way to encourage people to have chickens. On the other hand this is good stuff to know. I was looking at the chicken coop checklist and noticed the last item on the list suggested decorating your coop with plants and greenery - I hope all you chicken people have a nice potted plant or two in the coop.Umm no decorations those are for the chickens are pets people ...geesh.

Common sense will keep you disease free. Oh wait they quit passing out common sense after 1960 I forgot .....

[RubberDuck]

Umm no decorations those are for the chickens are pets people ...geesh.

Common sense will keep you disease free. Oh wait they quit passing out common sense after 1960 I forgot .....
Hey they gave a few out I gots mine in 1979
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160728/f25f10c10580c0f0084a0ad717e9778f.jpg

[Arklatex]

Hey they gave a few out I gots mine in 1979
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160728/f25f10c10580c0f0084a0ad717e9778f.jpg
Lucky! All I got was a swift kick in the ass.

[hawgrider]

Yeah a couple of you guys got lucky and got some left overs...