Getting Rid of Pigeons Is Necessary For Healthy Living
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
by David Jones
http://www.deterapigeon.com
Pigeons have lived together with human beings for thousands of years. Some pigeons carried posts to help our ancestors and most of them dropped diseases for us to suffer.
Human diseases and health risks associated with pigeon droppings are Histoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis and Psittacosis.
Histoplasmosis, an infection caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, may cause high fever, blood abnormality, pneumonia and even death in some cases. The disease primarily affects the lungs. People with weakened immune systems are generally more at risk of developing this disease. The fungus grows in pigeon droppings and soils throughout the world. It enters human bodies through air while breathing and a high in-take may cause infection. The symptoms of histoplasmosis may be fatigue, fever, minor influenza, blood abnormalities, dry coughs and chest pains though in many cases it does not show any. Central Illinois have experienced outbreaks of histoplasmosis.
Psittacosis is an infection caused by intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci that affects parrots, pigeons and other birds. Dry and airborne droppings of affected birds infect human beings. Manifestations of this disease may range from asymptomatic infection to systemic illness with severe pneumonia. Fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and a dry cough are some symptoms of this disease in human beings. Most Psittacosis in human beings results from exposure to pet infected birds. It spreads when a person inhales the organism, vaporized from respiratory secretions or dried feces of infected birds or bird bites, mouth-to-beak contact, and through handling of infected birds. Even brief exposures can lead to symptomatic infection. Man to man, transmission of this bacterium is rare, but not impossible.
In any case, the infected person should immediately consult a doctor.
As the age-old proverb goes ‘prevention is better than cure’, it is always advisable to get rid of pigeons. Killing is a common method, employed for pigeon control. However, scientific research has shown that in most cases the number increase beyond the pre-cull figure within weeks. If the food supply remains constant, pigeons will breed four-six times a year on an average. On the other hand, reduction in food supply may drop the number accordingly. It may work to some effect if the city council and general people work hand in hand as a pigeon deterrent by keeping the food sources far away from them. It is now high time to act for Pigeon Removal.
About the author:
David Jones is an informal investigative writer who invented and patented the Defender 4 anti-roosting pigeon spikes. He is the owner of Deter A Pigeon - http://www.deterapigeon.com - Get rid of pigeon problems by using this effective pigeon control system. Proven industry-standard method of protecting buildings from pigeons and provide the ultimate pigeon deterrent.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)a nice and timely one.
Quite the extremist anti-pigeon article you've written here. Might I suggest you avoid latching onto pigeon rectal areas with your mouth, thus avoiding contracting these diseases? Or merely consider not using pigeon droppings as a substitute for your ranch dressing? I've got a wonderful scenario to throw your way: Human genocide. Considering the notoriety of hepatitis A being passed from unhygienic human beings in such common places as grocery stores and restaurants, this seems to be a plausible addition to the killing of pigeons. Another option would be to kill all domesticated cats: the "careless handling of cat litter" is a frequent transmitter of disease to humans. But I understand your wanting to eliminate pigeons from the world. It seems that the hospitals these days are just teeming with pigeon-related illnesses, which of course is an undue burden on hospital staff as well as the taxpayers who must provide a substantial portion of their hard-earned income to help alleviate the enormous costs these cases amount to. The moral of this story? Don't eat off of your windshield, and leave the pigeons alone.
Very good article. I am convinced that i must leave my apartment which is infested with pigeons and flies. My children and I have gotten lots of ulcer like rash on my skin since i moved into the apartment last august. There are plenty of flies and no matter how much you clean the place- there are flies all over. It is digusting because the landlord does not live there so he does not care about my childrens' fate. To make matters worse the tenants upstairs are literally living in the pigoen feaces yet still they say nothing. What a shame. I am not putting up with that $%&*@$%& though!
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