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Details Title: bird diseases Description: bird diseases Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 04/23/2007 13:13:33	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term roundworms Definition appear as long and thin white worms in the feces Term capillaria worms Definition will appear as small, microscopic, thread-like worms Term tapeworms Definition small, rice-like white segments in the feces Term trichomoniasis Definition caused by a flagellated protozoan and spread through contaminated feces Term red mites Definition usually feed on the blood of infected birds at night and then move to cracks in the cage or nest box Term feather mites Definition should be considered in the case of feathers that look chewed Term scaly face mites Definition tunnel into the soft tissues around the beaks, ceres, and faces of budgerigars, love birds, and canaries Term Psittacosis Definition also called parrot fever or chlamydiosis Term pullorum disease Definition symptoms include a white pasting of feces around the vent Term colibacillosis Definition two forms - air sac disease and omphalitis Term fowl cholera Definition causes joint, sinus, nasal, middle ear, or skull infections Term bumblefoot Definition a painful ailment of the feet of birds Term tuberculosis Definition causes hard, rounded gray to yellow pea-sized nodules on internal organs Term psittacine beak and feather syndrone Definition a viral disease that affects the immune system Term new castle disease Definition respiratory difficulty such as wheezing may be one of the signs Term pacheco's parrot disease Definition a herpes virus infection of parrots, conures, cockatoos, and macaws Term iodine deficiency Definition causes a swelling of the thyroid glands in the neck Term osteomalacia Definition a softening or deterioration of bone Term candidiasis Definition caused by a deficieny of vitamin A Term obesity Definition affected birds appear lethargic and less active