I have a wild bird at my house and will i get a disease?
June 8, 2010 Bird House Feeder
its a baby bird and it flapped its wings at me. its wings touched my face. will i get the disease?… i washed my face and hands. how do i know if i got it or not? do all wild birds carry diseases? is there a disease from birds that show no symptoms but will slowly kill you or show later? if i do get a disease, is it curable?
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Comments (5)
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Hardly any wild birds carry diseases. You’re fine. You washed after, which is more than most people do.
No, you are not going to get any disease. Please follow this advice as to what to do with this bird:
If the bird is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling and has left the nest on it’s own and it’s parents are caring for it. It is normal for birds to leave the nest before they can fly. You need to replace it where you found it..preferably in a scrub or tree so it is relatively safe from predators, and the parents should come back to feed it. If it is unfeathered…then look for a nest and if you can find it…replace it into the nest. Do not worry about your scent being on the chick..birds have a very poorly developed sense of smell and will NOT reject a baby that has been touched. If you cannot find a nest, get the bird to a local wildlife rehab for it’s best chance of survival. Also, keep in mind, it is illegal for you to try and raise this bird on your own. Look for a rehab here:
http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/wildlife/rehabilitators/directory-us.html
No, just like not all humans have diseases, not all wild animals and birds do. In all reality, they rarely have diseases, though it is a good idea to wash yourself after coming in contact with wild animals. If you got a disease (which is very unlikely), it’d feel like any other sickness. No, there is no disease like that (unless you count cancer, which you cannot get from touching a bird).
I handle wild animals often, and I’ve never gotten sick. Just because people say that this or that animal WILL carry a sickness doesn’t mean it always will. Not all dogs or skunks have rabies, only the occaional few, and not all pigs have swine flu.
May I inquire why there is a wild baby bird in your house? Unless the nest is in the house, I advise you take it outside and set it in a bush by where you are close to positive the nest is, so the mother bird can care for it.
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