Category: Avian

Today’s path rounds are on 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 are a 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (roundworm) that affect primarily aquatic birds. They are…

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a viral disease that affects the beak and feathers, hence the name! Scientists are not very creative 😂

𝐏𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is a bacterial infection caused by 𝐂𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢. “Psittaci” means parrot, which gives you a clue about what species this disease affects!

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 is exactly what the name suggests, toxicity from ingesting too much lead. There are several potential causes of this condition across species, but today we are going to talk about birds!

𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐮, or avian influenza, is a viral infection that affects many different bird species. Recently, there have been outbreaks of the strain 𝐇𝟓𝐍𝟏 across the world, which has been devastating for poultry production and wildlife species.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐮𝐭 is the accumulation of 𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝, a breakdown product of protein that is normally excreted by the kidneys. When there is an issue with the kidneys, uric acid is not properly excreted, leading to little white nodules of urate crystals all over the internal organs. Weird!