kathebarsotti@gmail.com, You cannot catch histoplasmosis from a chicken. It's a fungus infection. Clean, dry barns/coops and tilled, even dirty dry barns, clean soils have to have the fungus, and conditions have to be right for it to grow. Wet, dirty, poopy, decaying areas is where the fungus likes to grow. My immune system was very low for several years from heart and is slowly on the mend. With all of the barns and coops we have, outdoor pens, manure/bedding compost piles, I should have had it if it was a common disease.
From: Lori <america4821@myactv.net>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: [CHICKENS-101] Airborne chicken disease
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
From: Lori <america4821@myactv.net>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: [CHICKENS-101] Airborne chicken disease
Histoplasmosis is the only one I can think of. I wondered about this myself because I get close to the droppings when I clean their nesting area. Also, I was told my mother in law died of a lung disease and it was caused from being around chickens. I questioned the validity of this claim and I just think it was lung cancer. I don't know and there's no one to ask. This happened back when kids weren't told the truth about things. And I think you'd have to be very close to a lot of droppings and the dust they produce.
And actually, to be healthy, a hen needs to have company. Just one is cruel.
Lori
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