Psittacosis
Psittacosis = The one disease carried by birds which can be transmitted to humans, also known as Chlamidiosis , but NOT at all related to the venereal disease Chlamydia . Remember my post a few weeks back when I'd been cleaning in the back porch, without wearing a mask because I didn't think one was necessary, and then I very suddenly got sick? Symptoms are>>> Fever (can get as high as 40 degees) Headaches Chest pains Dry cough Lethargy Nausea Well, I had five of those, (no nausea) and still have the cough and some chest pains, headaches and lethargy. The fever passed fairly quickly. Anyway, today I went to my doctor on a different matter, a painful muscle spasm in my back over the weekend which saw me unable to move. I wanted a certificate to stay off work for the week as I don't think I should be lifting heavy groceries just yet although I'm walking just fine now. While I was there, I kept coughing and he asked how long ...